Dismissed civil servants protest in Tbilisi

The march of former civil servants against repression began near the Georgian Foreign Ministry building, its participants joined the protesters near the Georgian Parliament, where activists blocked traffic for the 255th day in a row. A lawyer reported the detention of one of the protesters.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" reported, participants in pro-European protests in Tbilisi blocked Rustaveli Avenue near the parliament building for the 254th day in a row on August 8. Before that, they came to a rally in front of the government building because of the words of Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, who stated that Georgia started the war in 2008.

Protesters are subjected to pressure from security forces, who forcibly bring them in for questioning in the absence of lawyers, and there are threats of dismissal. These actions are aimed at intimidation in order to reduce the protest wave, activists have previously indicated.

Former civil servants who gathered outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs led a march to parliament. Former representatives of various departments are taking part in the protest march. As the rally participants say, they are protesting against government repression against those who, by their own definition, protest against the government's foreign policy. The marchers will join the 255-day continuous protest in front of the parliament building, Interpressnews reported today.

Traffic along Rustaveli Avenue has been blocked on the 255th day of continuous pro-European protests, Publika reported today.

The publication also reported that activist Yoska Sharingeri (Jandieri) was detained administratively near the parliament today.

Despite questions, the reason for the detention was not explained. As reported by the activist's lawyer Marika Arevadze, he was detained in an administrative case on charges of violating Articles 166 and 173 (petty hooliganism; disobeying a lawful police order).

The Caucasian Knot also wrote that officials from several government agencies submitted resignations due to disagreement with the Georgian Dream policy, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Resignations of Dissenters: Protest of Georgian Officials".

The Caucasian Knot collected materials about the parliamentary elections and the protests that followed the elections on the page "Elections in Georgia-2024".