Protesters in Tbilisi blocked Rustaveli Avenue for the 330th day in a row.

Police allowed protesters who had come to the Georgian Parliament to briefly block the roadway on Rustaveli Avenue, as there were more activists than the day before.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, on October 22, the 329th day of continuous protests, police officers massively detained activists who were attempting to block traffic on Rustaveli Avenue. The Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that up to 20 people were detained, while human rights activists reported that the number of detainees was around 30.

Participants in the daily protest outside the Georgian Parliament managed to block traffic on Rustaveli Avenue again this evening. On the 330th evening of the ongoing protests, activists briefly stepped onto the roadway, despite initial police obstruction, InterPressNews reports.

“Protesters say police may arrest activists today, but blocking the road is essential,” the news agency noted.

Before the protest began, police were mobilized on Rustaveli Avenue. Protesters, chanting “Until the end!”, took to the road. “Police attempted to call on protesters to clear the roadway, but protesters pointed out the large number of protesters. After this, police no longer called for them to clear the roadway,” the Tbilisi_life Telegram channel describes the events.

After some time, traffic on the avenue was fully restored. Protesters cleared the roadway on their own initiative, but "a few seconds later, police cars appeared on the cleared avenue, calling on residents to clear the road," Publika reports.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze commented earlier in the day on the October 22 protest, when police resorted to mass arrests of protesters while blocking the roadway. "For the first time in a year, the radicals failed to block the street. This means that the new law has come into effect," 1TV.ge quotes Kobakhidze as saying.

Protesters in Georgia have been demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners since November 28, 2024.. Security forces violently dispersed the protests, using tear gas and water cannons, and detained protesters. Over a thousand people were subjected to administrative prosecution during the protests. The "Caucasian Knot" has compiled materials about the parliamentary elections and subsequent protests on the page "Elections in Georgia-2024".