22:50, 12 November 2025

Protesters marched through the center of Tbilisi.

Protests in Tbilisi have been going on for 350 days, but for seven days in a row, police have refused to allow traffic to be blocked near the Georgian Parliament and have been creating obstacles to marches through central Tbilisi.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," on November 11, security forces, as in previous days, prevented protesters from entering the roadway and also prohibited them from walking on the sidewalk. Nevertheless, activists held a march from the Parliament to the government building and back.

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 the course of the protests, more than a thousand people were subjected to administrative prosecution. The "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report titled "The Main Thing About the Persecution of Protesters in Georgia".

Today, protesters split into two groups. One group marched to the government building. The other group marched to Freedom Square.

The demands of those gathered on Rustaveli Avenue remain unchanged: to hold new elections and release those detained during the protest, Interpressnews reports.

Security forces blocked protesters' movement even on sidewalks, and protesters repeatedly clashed with police. For example, after the march from Freedom Square turned onto Leonidze Street, police blocked the protesters' passage and prevented them from continuing along Leonidze Street. Then the activists moved towards the parliament building, but on Ingorokva Street the police blocked them again, writes Publika.

The march eventually returned to parliament, Tbilisi Life reports.

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Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/417114