21:58, 12 August 2025

Rustaveli Avenue Closed on 258th Day of Continuous Protests

Protesters in Tbilisi blocked Rustaveli Avenue near the Georgian parliament building, demanding the release of political prisoners.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, on August 11, the 257th day of continuous protests, films dedicated to the August war were shown at rallies in Tbilisi and Batumi. Earlier, on August 8, protesters came out to the government building because of the words of Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, who stated that Georgia started the war in 2008.

Since November 28, 2024, protesters in Tbilisi have been holding daily rallies outside the Georgian Parliament and blocking traffic along Rustaveli Avenue, demanding the release of all arrested supporters of European integration and the appointment of new parliamentary elections.

This evening, on the 258th day of continuous protests, activists once again blocked traffic on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi, demanding that new parliamentary elections be called and those detained for participating in the protests be released, Publika reports.

Georgian activist Nino Datashvili, arrested in connection with the attack on bailiffs, wrote a letter from prison to journalists and opposition members, thanking them for their support. “There are so many of you on the right side! Thank you for your work. (...) Thank you all so much. I love you, guys,” NEWS.On.ge quotes her letter.

Political prisoner Insaf Aliyev, accused of violence during the protests, today ended his hunger strike, which he announced the day before, on August 11. According to the lawyer, his wife and 90-year-old grandmother convinced him to stop the protest, but Aliyev was not returned from the punishment cell to his cell after the end of the hunger strike, Tbilisi_life writes.

"Caucasian Knot" published a report "The Main Thing About the Persecution of Protesters in Georgia". The 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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