Tbilisi protests resume, demonstrators march to Bidzina Ivanishvili’s residence
As of today only the last demand of the peaceful demonstrators remains unfulfilled. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Peaceful demonstrators have gathered on Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi for the seventeenth consecutive day, again demanding the resignation of Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia.
We want that we, our children and parents have bright future! And we will fight for it till the end!” the organisers of the Tbilisi protests wrote in their Facebook page.
Watch video from today's protest rally below:
People gathered at 7 p.m. in front of the parliament of Georgia and later marched to the residence of the ruling party leader Bidzina Ivanishvili in sign of protest.
They marched to Ivanishvili's residence earlier on June 28 as well, showing "yellow cards". This time they plan to show the ruling party leader "red cards" as a warning.
Watch people starting to march to Bidzina Ivanishvili's residence:
Today's demonstration is still underway as the demonstrators reached Ivanishvili's residence. Protests in Tbilisi will continue as their last demand remain unfulfilled – the resignation of Interior Minister Gakharia for the dispersal of the rally.
Today's protest continues close to Bidzina Ivanishvili's residence:
Protests in Tbilisi were sparked after Russian MP Sergey Gavrilov addressed the audience from the seat of the Georgian parliamentary speaker on June 20, during the 26th Interparliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy, an international forum chaired by Gavrilov.
The rally following the developments in parliament on June 20 was dispersed by police after a part of the demonstrators decided to storm the parliament building, leaving 305 detained and 240 injured.
The Georgian Dream ruling party and the United National Movement (UNM) opposition have proposed two different resolutions on the Tbilisi protests in parliament. The resolution submitted by the ruling party focuses on the importance of respecting state institutions, laws and the right of expression.
Georgian Chief Prosecutor’s Office says that the Interior Ministry will investigate charges of “attempting a coup” on June 20, when groups of demonstrators tried to storm the parliament building in central Tbilisi.
A peaceful demonstration in front of the parliament of Georgia has resumed on the eighth consecutive day demanding again the resignation of the Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia. The rally will resume at 7 p.m. tomorrow and will last until Gakharia's resignation, organisers say.
Elizabeth Rood, the United States Charge d’Affairs to Georgia said the measures that the Russian Federation has imposed against Georgia in recent days, such as banning flights or discouraging Russian tourists from visiting the country, are “unwarranted, unnecessary and disproportional”.
Police has blocked the road on Rustaveli Avenue to separate two ongoing demonstrations on Rustaveli Avenue, as tensions between an anti-occupation rally and a counter-protest involving clerics and nationalist groups are high in the capital.
Peaceful demonstrators who have been holding protests in Tbilisi for 19 days already say they will not stop until Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia resigns. Today however they were unable to take up their traditional spot in front of the parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue in downtown Tbilisi as a counter-protest had taken their place.
Anti-occupation activists, who have been protesting in front of the parliament of Georgia since June 20, have announced they will launch a public movement.
Peaceful demonstrators have gathered on Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi for the fifteenth consecutive day, again demanding the resignation of Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia. Today’s rally was different from previous gatherings as it was fully devoted to Georgian musicians performing various music in front of the parliament of Georgia.
Police have detained three members of the Shecvale (change) Youth Movement in front of the Georgian Dream (GD) office today.