21:40, 2 November 2025

Security forces pushed protesters back from Rustaveli Avenue.

Twenty minutes after blocking Rustaveli Avenue, security forces pushed demonstrators, who have been protesting for 340 days straight, off the roadway. A Tbilisi court sentenced several protesters to administrative arrest.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," on November 1, protesters blocked traffic on Rustaveli Avenue for 339 days straight, but were soon forced to lift the blockade, and at least one protester was detained. Security forces reported 29 demonstrators detained over the past five days. One of them, Zurab Menteshashvili, faces criminal charges for repeatedly blocking a road.

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 the course of the protests, more than a thousand people were subjected to administrative prosecution. The "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report "Key Points to the Persecution of Protest Participants in Georgia".

On the 340th day of daily protests, participants in the daily rally blocked traffic on Rustaveli Avenue. Police removed the protesters 20 minutes later, Publika reports.

Participants in the "Mothers for Freedom" protest march arrived at parliament today. The protesters are demanding new, fair elections and the release of citizens detained during the protests. The marchers carried Georgian and EU flags, as well as banners reading "The Russian Dream is Destroying the Future," "Fight for Your Children," and "Our Children Deserve a Quality Education," Interpressnews reports.

Today, the Tbilisi City Court sentenced activists Veriko Zamtaradze and Levan Butikashvili to five days of administrative arrest.

Sergei Kancheli was sentenced to 14 days of arrest - he was accused of violating the rules for holding assemblies and demonstrations, in particular, blocking a road, the agency reported.

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