In Georgia, on the evening of February 15, protest marches under the slogan "No to Russian dictatorship" took place in Tbilisi and Batumi.
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- Protest marches against Russian dictatorship held in Tbilisi and Batumi in Georgia. Participants demand new parliamentary elections and the release of detained demonstrators.
- Georgians protest against restrictions on freedom of speech and assembly, likening government actions to the implementation of the Russian scenario.
- Various non-governmental organizations and civil movements come together to organize protests, highlighting concerns over the resemblance of events in Georgia to Russian strategies.
Georgians continue anti-government protests
Various non-governmental organizations and civil movements have joined the organization of the action. They call for a protest against the fact that events in the country are "implemented according to the Russian script" and the authorities are consistently restricting freedom of speech and assembly.
The main demands of the participants are new parliamentary elections and the release of 49 demonstrators detained in criminal cases.
In Batumi, citizens gathered near the colonnades and headed to the Constitutional Court building.
In Tbilisi, the gathering is much larger - several thousand people marched from Europe Square to Freedom Square. Later, they will go to the Georgian Parliament.
Participants in today's demonstrations wrote letters to imprisoned like-minded people and plan to deliver them to prisons later.
Large-scale protests began on November 28, 2024, after the Georgian Dream government's decision to freeze negotiations on EU accession.
While in the first two weeks the police repeatedly used force against demonstrators, using tear gas and water cannons, now protesters are being issued large fines en masse for violating the rules of holding rallies — illegal roadblocks, petty hooliganism, and disobeying police demands.
