The number of hunger strikers outside the Georgian parliament has increased.

Isako Devidze has joined the hunger strike outside the Georgian Parliament. Nine people are participating in the action, and on the 23rd day of the protest, two of them reported a deterioration in their health.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on November 18, eight opposition members continued their hunger strike outside the Georgian Parliament for 22 days, but the Ministry of Health did not respond to calls to send a medical team to the site. On November 17, on the 21st day of the hunger strike, the participants reported a deterioration in their health and severe weakness. At the same time, they emphasized that they will not end their hunger strike until their demands are met.

On the 23rd day of the hunger strike, activist Isako Devidze joined the protesters, TV Pirveli reported today.

"I declared a hunger strike as a sign of solidarity. The goal of our hunger strike and this form of protest is the release of political prisoners and the holding of new elections," said Isako Devidze.

Today, another tent was set up in front of the Parliament building so that activists could be close to On a 24-hour hunger strike, the television company writes.

According to Gedevan Popkhadze, two protesters may end their hunger strike because their condition is serious, Interpressnews reports.

"Today is the 23rd day of the hunger strike. Currently, nine people are on hunger strike, but the condition of two is relatively serious, and we may decide to end their hunger strike. The rest are feeling well and believe that the action should continue and expand," said hunger striker Gedevan Popkhadze.

"The hunger strike must definitely continue. We are facing not only political and legal challenges, but also moral ones. There are political prisoners in the country, and Georgia is moving toward isolation. In this situation, the answer to all this will be a decisive protest, and we have not been able to find a peaceful and radical form for this. This is a message to our partners and those people who understand what is happening in the country – "The Arab Covenant," the disenfranchisement of immigrants, changes to the education system that are clearly aimed at isolating this region and that will harm our future generations—and all of this is happening alongside the de facto regime in power," Popkhadze emphasized.

"All of this is the final stage of all authoritarian regimes. It's an illusion for authoritarian regimes. Isolation from the world means a loss of international sovereignty. We want new elections for ourselves, for the people. An illegitimate government means a dysfunctional state. They're not looking for a solution; they're creating the illusion that by remaining in isolation until the end, they'll be safe, which is a fragile illusion," the publication quotes him as saying.