21:59, 4 September 2025

Pro-European protests in Tbilisi have been going on for more than nine months in a row

Two more activists detained near the Georgian parliament building on September 2 have been fined by the court. Protesters in Tbilisi have blocked Rustaveli Avenue for the 281st day in a row.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" reported, on September 3, on the 280th day of daily protests, participants in pro-European protests blocked traffic near the election headquarters of Kakha Kaladze, who was nominated by the "Georgian Dream" for mayor of Tbilisi, and then marched to the Georgian parliament, where they also blocked traffic. The day before, on September 2, 23 protesters were detained near the parliament building, speaking out against the conclusions of the temporary investigative commission on the prerequisites for the Five-Day War of 2008. Today the court found three detainees - Tamar Lortkipanidze, David Gunashvili and Nika Kordzadze - guilty, fining each 5,000 lari.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration once again blocked Rustaveli Avenue this evening, making unchanged demands - to release all political prisoners and call new parliamentary elections. Activists have been blocking traffic on the capital's main street for over 9 months in a row, Publika notes.

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

Today, a court in Tbilisi fined two more activists detained on September 2 at a rally near the parliament: Data Kashiashvili was fined 4,000 lari, Luka Devdariani - 5,000 lari, Pirveli TV reports.

The court has postponed the hearing of the cases of other detained activists to the following days from September 5 to 11. Activist Albi Kordzaya, whose case the court will hear tomorrow, September 5, spoke about violence from the police after her release.

“A police officer grabbed me from behind and threw me into a car. First, I was beaten in the building, and then I, Tatia Afriamashvili, Shushana Matsaberidze and Nene Gablaia were taken to the Akhaltsikhe pretrial detention center. The girls were covered in terrible bruises. In my case, it was a rough and completely illegal arrest: simply because I was standing next to the police “route”, I was thrown into a car,” Interpressnews quotes her as saying.

“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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