Heavy rain fails to disrupt protest outside Georgian parliament
On the 284th day of pro-European protests, activists blocked traffic on Rustaveli Avenue near the Georgian Parliament. Despite the downpour, the activists remained in place.
As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, on September 6, on the 283rd day of daily protests, participants in the pro-European action blocked traffic along Rustaveli Avenue.
Since November 28, 2024, supporters of European integration have been going to Tbilisi for daily rallies at the Georgian Parliament and block traffic along Rustaveli Avenue, demanding the release of all arrested demonstrators and the appointment of new parliamentary elections.
Today is the 284th day of daily pro-European actions, Rustaveli Avenue in the center of Tbilisi is blocked. The protesters' demands remain unchanged - holding new parliamentary elections and releasing political prisoners, Publika reports.
There is a terrible downpour in Tbilisi. Rustaveli is blocked. People do not disperse and stand under umbrellas, singing "ole-ola" (the anthem against the "Georgian Dream", Tbilisi Life reports.
Former Evolution Georgia employee Rezo Kiknadze, who was sentenced to two years in prison this week for participating in the protest, called for fighting for Anton Chechin:
"Fight for Chechin most of all, do not let him feel that he is alone. Write him letters, support him," Georgia Online reports him as saying.
"Support them the same way you support us. Dictatorship is dictatorship everywhere, and those who fight it are equally valuable everywhere. What is the point of my struggle if someone is unfairly sacrificed, even if they are a citizen of another country. Justice should be the same for everyone," he called on those who are going out to protest.
On September 2, a court in Tbilisi sentenced Russian citizen Anton Chechin to eight years and six months in prison on charges of drug possession. Chechin claims that the drugs were planted on him for participating in pro-European protests. After the verdict, bailiffs violently evicted the support group from the building. According to the lawyer, the activist is being persecuted because of his participation in protests in Tbilisi, and the testimony of prosecution witnesses is questionable and insufficient. Chechin has been diagnosed with a brain cyst, which is why he needs medical care. The tumor found in Chechin’s brain needs to be examined and preferably removed, said the surgeon questioned in the case.
Parents and family members of the imprisoned protesters distributed newspapers to people in Gori today, journalist Mariam Nikuradze wrote on her Instagram page*.
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