"This march honors Georgian heroes in Ukraine." Video blog: "Protests in Georgia"
Tbilisi march honors Georgian fighters in Ukraine
The traditional Saturday march in Tbilisi on July 11 was dedicated to the memory of Georgian fighters killed while fighting against Russian aggression in Ukraine. It was the 591st consecutive day of pro-European protests in Georgia.
Participants marched carrying Georgian and Ukrainian flags. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, more than 120 Georgian citizens fighting alongside the Ukrainian army have been killed. Their families also took part in the Saturday march.
For more than a year and half – since November 2024 – continuous protests have been taking place in Georgia, with demonstrators demanding that the country return to the path of European integration. Every evening thousands, and often tens of thousands, gather in Tbilisi and several other cities. Over this time dozens of participants have been detained, many have faced criminal charges, and some have been sentenced to prison terms.
For the first time in the history of independent Georgia, the country has up to 150 prisoners of conscience, including women. Among them is Mzia Amaglobeli, founder of the popular outlets Batumelebi and Netgazeti. In 2025 she was sentenced to two years in prison for slapping a police officer.
Protesters demand the release of all political prisoners, new parliamentary elections – as they do not recognize the results of the 2024 vote – and the repeal of all anti-democratic laws adopted over the past two years.
To suppress the protests, the ruling Georgian Dream party has increasingly tightened repression against civil society and the media. However, protests in various forms continue.
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