22:18, 22 August 2025

Pro-European protests in Tbilisi continue for 268 days without interruption

Activists in Tbilisi blocked Rustaveli Avenue for the 268th day in a row, demanding the release of political prisoners and the calling of new parliamentary elections.

As reported by "Kavkazsky Uzel", on August 21, the 267th day of continuous protests, a mass march in support of independent online media took place in Tbilisi under the slogan "The Light Must Not Go Out." The fifth president of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, joined the action.

Since November 28, 2024, supporters of European integration have been going out to Tbilisi for daily rallies in front of the Georgian Parliament and blocking traffic along Rustaveli Avenue, demanding the release of all arrested protesters and the calling of new parliamentary elections.

This evening, on the 268th day of continuous protests, protesters again blocked traffic along Rustaveli Avenue in front of the Georgian Parliament.

The protesters' unwavering demands were supported by climbers from the "Mountain for Freedom" association, who climbed the northern peak of Mount Ushba in Svaneti. They dedicated this achievement to all participants in the demonstrations.

“Freedom for the prisoners of the regime, freedom for Georgia. All our steps, all our efforts will be aimed at liberating Georgia,” the statement of the association reads.

The 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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Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/414045