Central Munich rally protests Russian creeping occupation of Georgia
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Georgians residing in Germany have held a demonstration in protest of the Russian creeping occupation of Georgia.
People gathered at Karlsplatz, a large square in central Munich, with Georgian flags and banners that said "Stop Russia” and "Russia is occupant” yesterday.
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The demonstration lasted for two hours.
"Georgians, equipped with flags and banners, spent two hours at Karlsplatz to remind passers-by that 20 percent of Georgian territory is still occupied by Russia and it tries to expand its occupation everyday by creating an artificial border”, said the rally organisers.
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They added that with this kind of demonstrations, Georgians in Germany have been trying to attract the attention of the German public for years.
Demonstrations in protest of the Russian occupation have been held in Georgia too. Read more here.
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