Police prevented protesters from marching along the sidewalk in Tbilisi.
Like in previous days, security forces prevented protesters in Tbilisi from entering the roadway and prohibited them from using the sidewalk. Nevertheless, activists held a march from the parliament to the government building and back.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on November 7, the 345th day of continuous protests, security forces prevented demonstrators from blocking traffic on Rustaveli Avenue. Supporters of Georgia's European integration organized a march around the parliament building.
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. Over a thousand people have faced administrative prosecution during the protests. The "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report, "The Main Thing About the Persecution of Protest Participants in Georgia".
Today, on the 349th day of continuous protests, protesters traditionally gathered outside the Georgian Parliament building with national and EU flags. Police once again mobilized a large number of officers on Rustaveli Avenue, and security forces guarded the roadway from protesters.
The protesters marched from the Parliament building to the Government Administration Building and then returned to the Parliament Building, declaring that protest marches would continue daily, Interpressnews reports.
After the march from Freedom Square turned onto Leonidze Street, police blocked the protesters' passage and prevented them from continuing along Leonidze Street. The activists then moved toward the parliament building, but were blocked again by police on Ingorokva Street, Publika reports.
Police even prohibited protesters from walking on the sidewalks adjacent to Freedom Square, although the marchers eventually managed to continue and reach the government administration building. Azerbaijani opposition journalist Afgan Sadygov, who had previously served 14 days in jail, also participated in the protest. Sadygov, who burned portraits of Ivanishvili and Putin outside the parliament building on October 17, repeated the action today, Tbilisi_life reports.
Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/417053