23:47, 5 December 2025

Activists in Tbilisi demanded that authorities identify the toxic substances used to disperse protests.

Relatives of political prisoners, during a rally outside the Georgian parliament, called on the authorities to release the names of the chemicals used to disperse protests in late 2024. Protesters marched from the parliament to the government chancery.

As reported by the Caucasian Knot, the Georgian State Security Service has launched an investigation into reports that the country's authorities used chemicals against protesters during the dispersal of anti-government rallies in Tbilisi in 2024. This information was reported in a BBC report. On the evening of December 1, the 369th day of continuous protests, protesters outside the Georgian parliament set fire to smoke bombs, claiming that protesters were poisoned last year. At the December 4th rally, they called on Western allies to conduct an international investigation into the chemical poisoning of demonstrators.

For the second year, Georgia has been holding daily protests demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of all those detained for participating in demonstrations. Demonstrators blocked traffic on Rustaveli Avenue for 343 consecutive days. Starting on November 6th, security forces prevented activists from blocking traffic, placing a human wall of police along the roadway; protesters were detained for attempting to enter the road. After that, and until November 26th, supporters of European integration held daily marches through the center of Tbilisi, moving along different routes.

At today's rally outside the Georgian Parliament, pro-European political parties called on citizens to join a mass march planned for December 6th demanding an international investigation into the use of toxic substances against protesters in November-December 2024. "Tomorrow we must be at the Philharmonic and unite to demand an international investigation," Publika quoted their statement on the 373rd day of continuous protest.

Relatives of those arrested for participating in the protests demanded that the authorities disclose the names of the chemicals used to disperse the demonstrations during their speeches outside the Parliament. Tengo Tevzadze, one of the leaders of the Coalition for Change, noted that "no government has dared to use chemical weapons since April 9 (1989)," Interpressnews reports.

Activists marched through central Tbilisi, chanting, "They poisoned us, they poisoned us!" and "Down with the oligarchy!" Today, unlike previous days, police did not escort the march or restrict the demonstrators' movement.

From the parliament building, the protesters reached the government administration building, Tbilisi Life reports.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/417829