Protesters in Tbilisi marked the anniversary of Georgia's independence referendum.

On the 489th day of protests in Tbilisi, activists organized a solidarity march on the anniversary of the referendum on the restoration of Georgia's independence.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on March 30, supporters of Georgia's European integration protested outside the parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue for the 488th day in a row.

A protest demanding Georgia return to the path of European integration, the release of all political prisoners, and the holding of new parliamentary elections took place today outside the parliament building in Tbilisi for the 489th day in a row.

Participants in the ongoing protest on Rustaveli Avenue held a symbolic solidarity march outside the parliament on the evening of March 31 to the pantheon on Mount Mtatsminda. In this way, they marked the 35th anniversary of the referendum on the restoration of Georgia's independence, which took place on March 31, 1991.

"The march ended at the Mtatsminda Pantheon, where those gathered lit candles at the grave of Georgia's first president, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, and honored his memory," Tbilisi_life reports.

Among the protesters' posters outside parliament today was a poster with a quote from Zviad Gamsakhurdia: "Independence is the salvation of the nation's morality, and therefore of the nation itself." Those gathered also held posters with the words "For Georgia," "Revolution," and "Our victory is inevitable."

Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov, who regularly participates in protests near the Georgian parliament, burned a photograph of Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili on Rustaveli Avenue today, according to posts by photographer Mo Se and Georgian media* on Facebook.

In the fall of 2025, Afgan Sadigov served several administrative arrests for participating in protests on Rustaveli Avenue and was sentenced to numerous large fines. He burned portraits of Bidzina Ivanishvili and Vladimir Putin during the protest on October 17, after which he was arrested. After serving his arrest, Sadigov returned to the protest on November 11 and burned the portraits of Putin and Ivanishvili a second time. On January 13, he burned an image of Irakli Kobakhidze at a rally near parliament. At a rally on February 23, Sadigov burned photographs of Bidzina Ivanishvili, Vladimir Putin, and the Kremlin, as well as a photo of a tank with a Russian flag.

Protesters in Georgia have been demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners since November 28, 2024. Security forces carried out violent dispersals of the protests, using tear gas and water cannons, and detained protesters. Thousands of people were subjected to administrative prosecution during the protests. The "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report "The Main Thing About the Persecution of Protesters in Georgia".