(24 Nov 2024)
RESTRICTIONS SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tbilisi, Georgia – 24 November 2024
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Various of police trying to block protesters vehicles from entering central street
2. Various of skirmishes with police
3. Various of protesters marching
4 .Wide protesters marching in front of parliament building
5. Close-up inscription on parliament made by lasers reading: (Georgian) "We will win"
6. Various of protesters marching
7. Close police
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Khatia Dekanoidze, leader of Unity National Movement coalition:
"The protest will be going whole night and tomorrow they have to hear our voice that this elections are rigged and they (ruling Georgian Dream party) do not have the legitimacy of the Georgian people, and legitimacy of international community."
9. Mid protester holding Georgian and EU flags standing in front of police
10. SOUNDBITE (Georgian) Eka Demetradze, actress:
"We are standing here today to protest against injustice, to reclaim our voices, to restore human rights and our freedom, and to make this government hear that they cannot manipulate our present or our future."
11. Close various of protesters erecting tents
12. Mid protest in front of the parliament
13. Mid protest
14. Close protester wrapped in EU flag standing in front of the parliament
STORYLINE:
Thousands gathered in front of the Georgian parliament on Sunday to protest ahead of the first session of the newly-elected parliament, scheduled for Monday.
The protesters vowed to spend the night outside parliament to make their voices heard, accusing the government of rigging the election results.
Members of opposition parties have announced their refusal to participate in parliamentary activities.
The round-the-clock protests in Tbilisi follow the Oct. 26 election that kept the governing Georgian Dream party in power.
Opponents say the vote was rigged and suspect neighbouring Russia’s influence. Many Georgians viewed the election as a referendum on the country’s effort to join the European Union.
The Central Election Commission said Georgian Dream won about 54% of the vote in October. Its leaders have rejected opposition claims of vote fraud.
European election observers said the election took place in a “divisive” atmosphere marked by instances of bribery, double voting and physical violence.
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