Pro-European protests in Tbilisi have continued for 419 consecutive days.

Supporters of European integration gathered outside the Georgian Parliament for the 419th day in a row, demanding the release of political prisoners and new parliamentary elections.

As reported by Caucasian Knot, on January 19, supporters of European integration gathered outside the Georgian Parliament for the 418th day in a row. The protesters demanded the release of prisoners of conscience. Since the morning, relatives of political prisoners had been waiting outside prisons for the publication of the pardon document, with which the President of Georgia released 159 prisoners on the occasion of Epiphany.

Supporters of European integration gathered on Rustaveli Avenue outside the Georgian Parliament for the 419th day in a row. They noted that despite Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's December 2024 statement that there would be no demonstrations by January 20, 2025, protests continue a year later, according to Pirveli TV.

The demonstrators' demands remain unchanged: holding new parliamentary elections and the release of those detained during the protests. Demonstrators brought flags and banners with various messages to the scene. Police patrols have been mobilized outside the parliament building.

"Today is January 20th, as he said, and exactly one year has passed. This protest will continue until Irakli Kobakhidze leaves the government, otherwise he risks repeating the fate of Garibashvili," said Marizi Kobakhidze, the mother of a prisoner of conscience.

The protesters explicitly stated that repression against them will not stop the protests.

"The problem with Georgian Dream is its legitimacy, since it was not elected by a majority in the country. It has only one mechanism – repression, and repression is not enough for them. We need to release our prisoners of conscience and call elections. Otherwise, nothing will work," she says. Protester.

Today it was announced that the European Court of Human Rights ruled the prosecution of an activist unlawful. The court found that the Georgian government violated the rights to a fair trial and peaceful assembly. The case concerns the period of the initial discussions of the foreign agent law, when, during mass protests, several citizens were detained and arrested on charges of blocking a road and disobeying police. One of those detained was Giorgi Mekvabishvili, who, as it turned out, was filming police violence against demonstrators at the time of his arrest, the Georgian Young Lawyers' Association reported.

Protesters in Georgia have been demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners since November 28, 2024. They have been holding daily protests on Rustaveli Avenue. In October 2025, after laws on assemblies and demonstrations were tightened, security forces began mass detentions of protesters on Rustaveli Avenue. Most of them were accused of blocking the avenue and obstructing traffic.