Pro-European protests in Tbilisi continue for 238th day in a row

Protesters against the Georgian Dream's decision to suspend European integration have blocked traffic in central Tbilisi for the 238th day in a row.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, protesters in Tbilisi have been holding daily rallies outside the Georgian Parliament since November 28, 2024, and have been blocking traffic along Rustaveli Avenue, demanding the release of all arrested supporters of European integration and the appointment of new parliamentary elections. On the 237th day of the protest, a new issue of the prison newspaper "Cell 101", published by political prisoner Zviad Tsetskhladze, was presented outside the Parliament.

Protesters blocked traffic near the Georgian parliament this evening, demanding the resumption of the European integration process, Publika reports.

The demands of the protesters remain unchanged: to call new parliamentary elections and release those detained during the protests, Interpressnews reported.

Today, another hearing was held on the case of 11 protesters, including Zviad Tsetskhladze. David Zegardeli, a State Traffic Safety Inspectorate employee who has the status of a victim in the case, was questioned.

He said that he was at the rally on December 1, 2024, when he was injured. "They threw stones, pyrotechnics and lasers at us. We defended ourselves with shields. A stone hit me in the right side of the eye, near the eyebrow. I was given first aid on the spot, then taken to the Caucasus Medical Center," the Pirveli TV company quotes him as saying.

According to him, he did not see who threw the stone. As for the lawsuit against the defendants, he noted that he does not know the defendants. "If they are guilty and it is proven that they committed a crime, then if a crime is committed, everyone should be held accountable... I do not know these people at all and have not even seen them," his words are quoted in the publication.

On December 6, 2024, the Tbilisi City Court sent under arrest the founder of the Dapioni movement Zviad Tsetskhladze and seven others detained in the case of violence at protests.

Caucasian Knot" published a reference "The Main Thing About the Persecution of Protest Participants in Georgia". "Caucasian Knot" collected materials about the parliamentary elections and the protests that followed them on the page "Elections in Georgia-2024".

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