Protesters in Tbilisi supported the demands of parents of children with Duchenne syndrome.

On the 518th day of daily protests, protesters outside the Georgian Parliament once again demanded the purchase of medications for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Health Minister Mikheil Sarzhveladze stated that the medication demanded by the protesting parents would only delay the need for a wheelchair for three years.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on April 28, the 517th day of continuous protests, protesters outside the Georgian Parliament supported the demand to purchase medications for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Parents of the affected children stayed for the ninth night outside the government chancery.  

Supporters of Georgia's European integration, carrying national flags and flags of the EU and the United States, gathered on Rustaveli Avenue near the parliament building for the 518th consecutive evening, Publika reports.

The protesters once again supported the demands that parents of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy have been making on the streets for the second week. Some of the protesters held signs reading: "Day 518 – servants of hell, go away!", "Children are asking for life," "Give children medicine," and "Children – medicine, the regime – collapse," according to posts by photographer Mo Se and Georgian media on Facebook*.

The protest by parents of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy continued in front of the Chancellery building. They are demanding that the state provide life-saving medications for their children, Pirveli TV reports.

The parents participating in the protest also responded to Health Minister Mikheil Sarzhveladze's speech in parliament today, which stated that parents have false expectations and that the medication will only delay the need for a wheelchair for three years. "I want him to sit in a wheelchair for three days without leaving it and compare those three years and three days with what he'll expect when he's in a wheelchair. Let him sit in a wheelchair for three days himself so he understands what we're going through and how important those three years are to us," said one parent.

"Why didn't they invite at least one parent to parliament so our opinions could be heard, and so that people and society could hear us?" the children's parents asked.

Protesters in Georgia have been demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners since November 28, 2024. Security forces have violently dispersed the protests, using tear gas and water cannons, and detained protesters. Thousands of people have been 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".