Protest marches in Tbilisi continue amid the mobilization of security forces.
Security forces were deployed to the Georgian parliament building in the evening. Protesters marched through the city center, but encountered police cordons on several streets.
As "Caucasian Knot" reported, on November 14, the 352nd day of continuous protests, security forces blocked Tabukashvili Street, preventing supporters of Georgia's European integration from continuing their march to the parliament building. Since security forces have prevented protesters from entering the roadway on Rustaveli Avenue in front of the parliament, activists have been holding daily marches along streets of the capital where there have been no previous protests.
Ahead of the start of the daily protests, which have been going on for 353 days, police were mobilized outside the Georgian Parliament. Participants of the daily protest marched to the Rustaveli metro station, Mtavari reports.
Police obstructed the marchers' movement along Zandukeli Street, Publika reports.
Criminal police officers attempted to block Griboyedov Street and prevent the march from passing, but the protesters were able to continue, Tbilisi Life reports.
On the 353rd day of continuous protests, citizens' demands remain unchanged: call new parliamentary elections and release those detained during the protests, Publika reports.
Today, before the football match between Georgia and Spain, a solo picket was held near the Dinamo Arena stadium. A participant held a poster with a portrait of 21-year-old political prisoner Giorgi Gorgadze, who had previously been sentenced to two years in prison after the court found him to be the organizer of the protest, Tabula reported.
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 "The Main Thing About the Persecution of Protest Participants in Georgia".
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