Pro-European protests in Tbilisi have continued for 516 consecutive days.

Participants in a rally on Rustaveli Avenue on the 516th day of continuous protests demanded the release of political prisoners and supported demands for medication for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," a march demanding a change in Georgia's political course and the release of protesters took place in Tbilisi on April 25, the 514th day of daily protests. The following day, April 26, marchers in Zugdidi demanded the government's resignation, new parliamentary elections, and the release of political prisoners.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration gathered today on the pedestrian section of Rustaveli Avenue near the parliament building with national, EU, and US flags for the 516th consecutive evening.

Protesters held signs reading "Freedom for the regime's prisoners" and "What could be more important than life?!" At least 50 people participated in the rally, according to posts by photographer Mo Se and Georgian media outlets on Facebook*.

Participants in the pro-European protest on Rustaveli Avenue later joined a protest in support of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Parents of sick children are planning to spend the eighth night in a row outside the government office, demanding the purchase of modern medications, Netgazeti reports.

No one has yet responded to the demands of the protesting parents, who have been holding a round-the-clock protest since April 20. A protest demanding medication for children with Duchenne syndrome also took place today in Batumi, outside the Adjara government building, Tbilisi Life reports.

“One of the mothers of a child with Duchenne syndrome lost consciousness. According to eyewitnesses, the ambulance crew arrived only half an hour after the call. When the woman came to, she said she had been at one job in the morning, then cared for the child at home, then went to her second job, and then came to the protest,” the channel’s publication states.

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. Thousands of people were subjected to administrative prosecution during the protests. The "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report, "The Main Thing About the Persecution of Protest Participants in Georgia."