Protesters on Rustaveli Avenue have pledged to fight to the bitter end.

On the 407th day of daily protests, supporters of Georgia's European integration announced that today's protest will take a different form. Protesters will join a tour of Tbilisi, the goal of which is to get acquainted with cultural and historical heritage monuments.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", on January 7, supporters of European integration in Tbilisi took to the streets for the 406th consecutive day to protest, demanding the release of political prisoners. Relatives of the political prisoners stated that "prisoners of conscience" do not need pardon.

On the 407th day of continuous protests, citizens once again gathered near the parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue. Protesters stated that their main front line now runs along the capital's main avenue. They said they will fight until prisoners of conscience are released and new elections are called, according to Pirveli TV.

"Today is January 8th, and here we are again. The protest continues, and we are not going to give up. We will fight to the end. We also have very positive news globally, and we believe it will reach us. In the meantime, we stand like this. This isn't called patience; we just have to be here and fight to the end," said one protester.

According to activists, today's protest will take a different form. Protesters will join a tour of Tbilisi, the purpose of which is to explore cultural and historical heritage sites, the television channel reported.

Later, the participants who had gathered near the parliament building moved to the Palace of Students, where they were given a tour of Soviet-era Georgia.

Police were also mobilized to accompany the protesters and periodically warn them not to block the roadway.

Today, protester Giorgi Tsulaia reported that Tbilisi City Court Judge David Makaradze dismissed the administrative proceedings initiated against him for allegedly obstructing the sidewalk near the parliament building on December 17, 2025, the publication "Publika" reported.

Tsulaia said that his hearing was originally scheduled for December 29, but was then postponed. Today, he received a call from the court informing him that the case had been heard orally and dismissed. They promised to hand him the court's ruling next week.

Participants in daily protests outside the Georgian parliament since December 1 have been demanding a full investigation into BBC reports that the country's authorities used chemicals, including the World War I-era chemical warfare agent "kamit," against protesters during the dispersal of anti-government rallies in Tbilisi in 2024. On December 5, they demanded the names of the chemicals used to disperse the protesters be made public.

The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs never purchased "kamit"; it purchased and used a substance called "chlorobenzylidine malononitrile," the State Security Service of Georgia stated on December 6. The service has closed its investigation into abuses of power by security forces, but continued its investigation into hostile actions against the country in connection with the BBC report.