Protesters in Tbilisi arrived at the parliament with smoke bombs.

On the 369th day of continuous protests, activists in Tbilisi set off smoke bombs outside the Georgian Parliament, responding to a BBC report about the authorities' use of toxic substances to disperse demonstrators.

As reported by the Caucasian Knot, on November 26 and 27, protesters gathered for evening rallies outside the Parliament building, but did not hold marches, preparing for a large-scale rally to mark the anniversary of Georgian Dream's rejection of European integration. On November 28, protesters in Tbilisi held two mass marches and, for the first time in three weeks, blocked Rustaveli Avenue outside the Parliament building. On November 29, activists gathered outside the parliament building, but no marches took place. On November 30, protesters marched from the parliament building to Freedom Square.

Activists gathered this evening outside the Georgian parliament building for a symbolic protest in response to a BBC investigative report on the use of toxic substances to disperse protesters by police in late 2024.

Demonstrators unfurled Georgian and EU flags in front of the parliament building. Participants lit smoke bombs, claiming that protesters were poisoned last year, Interpressnews reports.

“Demonstrators released white smoke in front of the parliament building. As the protesters say, with this symbolic act they are saying, ‘Last year we were poisoned.’ Today is the 369th day of continuous protest on Rustaveli Avenue,” Tbilisi Life reports.

As in previous days, police were mobilized on Rustaveli Avenue, both near the parliament building and on the opposite side of the street. Later, protesters held another march, moving from the parliament to the Rustaveli metro station.

From the metro station, the marchers returned to the parliament, Publika reports.

The "Caucasian Knot" reported that the State Security Service of Georgia has launched an investigation into reports of the use of toxic substances during the dispersal of protests. According to journalists, the collected data indicates the use of bromobenzyl cyanide, which the French military has dubbed "camite." The SSS intends to establish who participated in the production of the film in order to charge them with "assisting the hostile activities of a foreign organization."