Pro-European integration protests in Tbilisi have continued for 413 consecutive days.
Supporters of European integration in Tbilisi held a protest for the 413th day in a row, demanding the release of political prisoners. According to them, no march is planned today, and the protest will continue outside the parliament building.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", on January 13, supporters of Georgia's European integration held their traditional rally outside the parliament building on the 412th day of continuous protest. During the rally, Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov burned an effigy of Irakli Kobakhidze.
Supporters of Georgia's European integration held another protest this evening in front of the parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue. The demonstrators' demands remain unchanged: the calling of new parliamentary elections; The release of those detained during the protests, Interpressnews reports.
Rally participants gathered on the sidewalk in front of the legislative building. They said no march is planned today.
Judge Tornike Kapanadze dismissed the case against civic activist Anna Bdeyan for "blocking sidewalks" and transferred it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for further investigation. Activist Marika Arevadze wrote this on social media, according to Pirveli TV.
According to Marika Arevadze, Anna Bdeyan was served with the ruling today. "They want to charge her with a criminal offense," Arevadze added.
"A mother of three, they want to arrest her for a criminal offense because she was standing on the sidewalk! How come we studied law and the law so differently!" writes Marika Arevadze.
Protesters in Georgia have been demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners since November 28, 2024. They have been holding daily protests on Rustaveli Avenue. In October 2025, after laws on assemblies and demonstrations were tightened, security forces began mass arrests of protesters on Rustaveli Avenue. Most of them were accused of blocking the avenue and obstructing traffic.
The "Caucasian Knot" also reported that Giorgi Tsulaia, an activist with the youth organization "United National Movement," faces up to a year in prison for protesting on the sidewalk in front of the parliament building. The court dismissed the administrative case, finding Tsulaia's actions to be criminal.
Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/419932