Police stopped protesters from blocking Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi.

For the first time since November 28, 2024, participants in the ongoing protest in central Tbilisi failed to block traffic on Rustaveli Avenue. A large number of police officers were mobilized near the parliament building, and one person was detained while attempting to enter the roadway.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on the evening of November 5, the 343rd day of the ongoing protest, demonstrators blocked Rustaveli Avenue for 20 minutes. Security forces later removed the protesters from the roadway, and SovLab researcher Rusudan Kobakhidze and activist Guram Gongadze were detained.

For the first time in 344 days of continuous protests, demonstrators who gathered outside the Georgian parliament this evening failed to block traffic on Rustaveli Avenue, even for a few minutes. A large number of police officers were mobilized at the site of the daily protest even before it began, lining both sides of the road, pushing back activists who attempted to enter the roadway, Publika reports.

At least one protester who entered the roadway was immediately detained by security forces. According to the publication, doctor Ramaz Zosiashvili was detained.

Police set up a cordon in front of the parliament building to prevent protesters from entering the roadway under the pretext of crossing the street. The protesters chanted, "For the truth until the end, for the Motherland until the end," Interpressnews reports.

The activists remained on the sidewalk for a while, after which they marched toward the government building. During the march, they chanted, "Down with the rotten Russian Empire!"

"Today, at the protest on Rustaveli Avenue near the Georgian Parliament, things didn't go according to plan. Unlike in recent days, the police didn't allow the protesters to block the road for even a moment. Large numbers of police officers immediately rushed toward the protesters who had stepped onto the roadway. Today, for the first time in 344 days of continuous protest, Rustaveli Avenue will likely not be blocked," summarizes the Tbilisi_life Telegram channel.