Activists on Rustaveli supported the protest against the eviction of people in Samgori

Supporters of Georgia's European integration blocked Rustaveli Avenue near the parliament building on the 239th day of continuous protests. The protesters called on citizens to support the families of internally displaced persons, whom police are evicting from a dilapidated building in Tbilisi's Samgori district.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, protesters in Tbilisi have been holding daily rallies near the Georgian parliament since November 28, 2024, and have been blocking traffic along Rustaveli Avenue, demanding the release of all arrested supporters of European integration and the appointment of new parliamentary elections.

Rustaveli Avenue near the Georgian parliament building was blocked again this evening on the 239th day of continuous protests, NEWS.On.ge reports.

For the eighth month now, citizens have been protesting non-stop against the Georgian Dream's decision to stop Georgia's European integration. They are demanding the release of political parties and new parliamentary elections.

Activist Gota Chanturia, speaking on Rustaveli Avenue, addressed the crowd, calling on them to support the protest against the eviction of refugee families from Abkhazia from dilapidated factory buildings on Tvalchrelidze Street in Tbilisi's Samgori district. Today, the police began evicting residents from this building by a court decision. "A number of groups, young people, students, local residents, first of all, asked us, if we have the opportunity, to come to Tvalchrelidze Street," Publika quotes the activist as saying.

At the trial of 11 protesters, 30 victims were questioned and all of them "formulate the same idea in absolutely identical words and in the same sequence." People from different age groups and with different work experience could only speak in this way if they had received a specific sequence of words from the prosecutor's office and investigative bodies to pronounce in the courtroom, the defense representative said.

The Caucasian Knot published a report "The Main Thing About the Persecution of Protest Participants in Georgia". The Caucasian Knot collected materials about the parliamentary elections and the protests that followed on the page "Elections in Georgia-2024".

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