Pro-European protests in Tbilisi have been ongoing for 580 consecutive days.
On the 580th day of continuous protests, demonstrators on Rustaveli Avenue reminded of the main demands of supporters of Eurointegration.
As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on June 29, on the 579th day of protests, demonstrators on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi demanded the release of Nana Sander, convicted in the case of the attempted storming of the presidential residence, and other political prisoners.
Opponents of the political course of the "Georgian Dream" took to the streets for a protest in front of the Georgian Parliament for the 580th evening in a row, reports Publika.
Protesters with national flags and flags of Georgia lined up at the edge of the pedestrian part of Rustaveli Avenue. Judging by a video published by Radio Tbilisi, at least 150 people participated in the gathering.
Activists held placards reading "Freedom for Nana Sander", "Zviad Tsetskhladze - political prisoner", and "Hold open and fair elections", according to photos published by photographer Giorgi Mosiashvili (Mo Se) and Netgazeti on Facebook.
Leader of the student movement Dafioni, Zviad Tsetskhladze, has been in custody since December 2024; in September he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for participating in pro-European protests.
While in custody, Tsetskhladze started publishing a newspaper called "Camera 101", dedicated to socio-political news in Georgia. On October 25, 2025, he declared a hunger strike in protest against the administrative arrest of his father for the administrative offense of "artificially blocking a road". Zviad's mother, Nargiz Davitadze, in January called for the pardon of women political prisoners.
At a closed court session regarding the so-called sabotage case initiated against leaders of the Georgian opposition, police officer Nikoloz Kopadze was questioned today. This was reported on social media by Zurab Japaridze, one of the defendants in the case.
On November 6, 2025, the Prosecutor General's Office of Georgia announced the investigation of a criminal case regarding crimes against the state, naming among the suspects the third president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, one of the leaders of the opposition "Coalition for Change", Nika Melia, and six other opposition leaders . They are accused in the sabotage case of organizing protests after the 2024 elections, hostile activities against Georgia, and calls for the overthrow of the government. On February 10, the Tbilisi City Court accepted the so-called "sabotage case" for consideration. Three of the defendants face up to 15 years in prison.
At the session, Kopadze stated that he allegedly saw and heard the defendants Zurab Japaridze, Giorgi Vashadze, and Elene Khoshtaria calling for people to seize the parliament. There are no video recordings confirming this in the case, although "dozens of hours of video recordings" have been attached as evidence. "There is not a single frame where we say or gesture anything like that," emphasized Japaridze.
Since November 28, 2024, participants in the protests in Georgia have been demanding new parliamentary elections and the release of political prisoners. Law enforcement has conducted harsh dispersals of protests, using tear gas and water cannons, and detaining protesters. During the protests, thousands of people have faced administrative prosecution. "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report titled "Main points on the persecution of protest participants in Georgia".