On March 19–21, 1993, a three-day women’s protest took place in Tbilisi, known among participants as the “Peace March.” The demonstrators first gathered at the Transcaucasian Military Headquarters on Mikheil Tamarashvili Avenue, urging Russia to assume the role of peacekeeper in the Abkhazian conflict. The women met with Russian Ambassador Vladimir Zemski and emphasized that their action was not political but driven by a desire to stop the bloodshed in Abkhazia.

They asked the ambassador to deliver their appeal to Russian President Boris Yeltsin and demanded a response the following day. If Russia failed to take steps toward peace, the women declared they would go to the frontlines—where their “sons, brothers, and husbands” were dying—and stand between the warring sides, saying: “Then let them shoot us!”

On March 20, the women first gathered at the Chess Palace and later moved to the Philharmonic Hall, which was overflowing with people. According to the newspaper Sakartvelo, the organizers announced that Ambassador Zemski had relayed their message to President Yeltsin, the Russian government, and the speaker of the Russian parliament. The demonstrators then marched to the US Embassy, where a group met with the American ambassador, who promised to forward their demands to Washington.

On March 21, around 2,000 women gathered at the Sports Palace. Alongside filmmaker Keti Dolidze, celebrated choreographer Nino Ramishvili also addressed the crowd, saying that because of her age she could not join the march to Sukhumi. Women from Rustavi, Gardabani, and Kakheti also joined the rally. It was decided that the women would leave for Sukhumi the following day.

On the morning of March 22, more than 300 women assembled at Republic Square and walked to the railway station. Out of 17 train cars allocated, 10 were filled with participants. Businessmen came to see them off, providing food supplies. Women of different ethnic backgrounds—including Russians, Armenians, Kurds, Greeks, Jews, Azerbaijanis, and Ossetians—took part in the march, many of whom continued on to Sukhumi.