Pro-European protests in Tbilisi and Batumi have been ongoing for 597 days.

Participants of the rally at the Parliament of Georgia on the 597th day of continuous protests demanded the release of political prisoners. Daily rallies with similar demands are also taking place in Batumi.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on July 16, for the 596th time, a protest rally was held at the Parliament of Georgia demanding the release of prisoners of conscience and the return of the country to a pro-European political course.

Citizens of Georgia today gathered at the Parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue for the 597th consecutive day, demanding the return of the country to a Euro-Atlantic course, transparent elections, the release of political prisoners, and the repeal of repressive laws, reports Publika.

Demonstrators brought national flags, as well as flags of the European Union, Ukraine, and the USA to Rustaveli Avenue. The rally took place in a calm atmosphere, and among the participants were children wearing T-shirts with portraits of political prisoner Zviad Tsetskhladze.

Protesters held placards: “Freedom to the regime's prisoners”, “We remember the repressions!”, “Free the political prisoners!”, “Freedom to political prisoners!” and “Court sessions must be held openly, publicly! Freedom of media! Freedom to Mzia!”, according to photos published by photographer Georgy Mosiashvili (Mo Se) and Netgazeti on Facebook*.

Rallies with similar demands are continuously taking place in the capital of Adjara.

“Today is the 597th day of continuous protest that began in Batumi against the police regime established in Georgia by Putin's puppet, oligarch Ivanishvili, after the falsified elections of 2024,” wrote activist Temur Katamadze on his social media page - a former participant in the protests in Batumi, deported from Georgia.

Participants in the protests in Georgia have been demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners since November 28, 2024. Security forces have conducted harsh dispersals of protests, using tear gas and water cannons, and detained protesters. During the protests, thousands of people have faced administrative prosecution. "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report "Main points on the persecution of protest participants in Georgia".