Sunday, August 17, 2025

Six detained in clashes outside parliament in Tbilisi

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Lado Sadghobelashvili from Free Generation. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Six people were detained during clashes at a rally against the government’s economic policy outside the old parliament building in Tbilisi on Thursday.

Free Zone, an activists group which supports the National Movement, demonstrated

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Six detained in Tbilisi at rally against National Movement

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Demonstrators blame the National Movement for encouraging Georgian youth to join the war in Ukraine. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Six people were detained for petty hooliganism in Tbilisi on Tuesday, during a rally outside the office of the National Movement.

The rally was organized by the youth movement Free Generation, which demands to convict former officials and ‘restore justice.’

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Activists detained – want Saakashvili's party banned

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(Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A group of people from the organization Free Generation Tuesday evening demonstrated outside the office of the National Movement, Georgia’s former ruling party, demanding that it is declared illegal.

In the ensuing scuffle, six person were detained

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Saakashvili supporters and opponents clash again

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Youth activists who want Saakashvili back in power clashed with his opponents Thursday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Opponents and supporters of former President Saakashvili clashed again in Tbilisi on Thursday, two days after their first showdown.

The two rival political youth groups stood against each other on Pekini Street, cursing opponents and throwing bottles,

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Two activist groups clash in Tbilisi

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Journalist Zaza Davitaia threatened retaliation after being injured in the clash. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Two groups of politically motivated youth clashed on Tuesday, inflicting injuries on each other.

The conflict started after activists from the pro-National Movement youth group Tavisupali Zona (Free Zone) severely beat a journalist from a conservative

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