Tbilisi protests resume with concert of Georgian musicians
The demonstrators are still demanding the resignation of Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia. Photo: Agenda.ge
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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.
Georgia’s entry in the 2016 Eurovision contest, Nika Kocharov and the Young Georgian Lolitaz, internationally recognised mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili and former first lady Maka Chichua were among them.
Watch Nika Kocharov and the Young Georgian Lolitaz perform 'I no more believe you' at Tbilisi protests:
Tbilisi protests were sparked by the presence of Russian MPs in the Georgian parliament during the 26th Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy, when Russian MP Sergei Gavrilov took the seat of the Georgian parliamentary speaker to address the audience.
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.
As July 4 celebrates the Independence Day of the United States, Sofia Nizharadze performed US anthem in front of the parliament of Georgia:
Protests in Tbilisi continue as their last demand remain unfulfilled – the resignation of Interior Minister Gakharia for the dispersal of the rally.
Starting from yesterday the organisers announced that Tbilisi rallies will be focused on communication, changing the public’s views, and discussions.
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.
Folk arts enthusiasts will be invited to watch artist performances, taste local cuisine and find artisanal items exhibited at the Art-Gene Festival in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. The country’s main folk music festival, which officially kicked off on June 16 in Akhmeta, in the eastern Georgian region of Kakheti, is moving to the Open Air Museum of Ethnography in Tbilisi, the customary home for the folklore fest.
Peaceful demonstrators have gathered on Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi for the seventeenth consecutive day, again demanding the resignation of Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia. 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
Starting from today Tbilisi rallies will be focused on communication, changing the public’s views, and discussions, organisers say.“We will gather in front of the parliament building, read poems, discuss various issues, show films, discuss the films, etc.,” one of the organisers of the protests, Shota Digmelashvili said.
Peaceful demonstrators have gathered on Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi for the tenth consecutive day today, again demanding the resignation of Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia. The protesters marched from the First Republic Square to the Freedom Square in sign of peaceful protest before they would resume the demonstration in front ot the parliament of Georgia.