Thousands marched along Tbilisi’s Mtkvari riverbank and up into Freedom Square on the evening of February 15, before settling in front of the parliament building on Rustaveli. At the outset, the police presence was minimum, with only a few buses and minibuses seen transporting patrol police into the Freedom Square area.
Flags, music, singing and shouts of “saqartvelos gaumarjos” took those present back to the energy-fueled November marches.
Their demands are the same: new elections and the release of all of those detained for protesting and related activities. For some of those prisoners, such as Mzia Amaglobeli – who has been hospitalized after a month-long hunger strike, time for justice is fast running out.
