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“Fuck this life!”
One of the phrases Luka Siradze left on the school grounds was: “Fuck this life.” This same phrase soon appeared on the streets of Tbilisi shortly after the incident.
2019
- 2019
- National
- Demonstration
- Justice
- Successful
Protest of Maradidi residents against the construction of a hydroelectric power plant
The protest of Maradidi residents against the hydroelectric power plant lasted for several months. Eventually, the state subjected the lands to expropriation.
2019
- 2019
- Region
- Demonstration
- Picket
- Social issues
- Partially fulfilled
To save Anna's garden
In November 2019, when the privatized land was fenced off for construction, residents began 24-hour protests to save Ana’s Garden.
2019
- 2019
- Tbilisi
- Sit-in
- Urban issues
- Unsuccessful
Demonstration of journalists in front of the Parliament
Journalists repeatedly protested against attacks on media representatives, as the authorities failed to provide an adequate response.
2019
- 2019
- Tbilisi
- Demonstration
- Media
- Unsuccessful
For the release of Vazha Gaprindashvili
Protests demanding Vazha Gaprindashvili’s release were held several times. On November 18, doctors gathered in front of medical institutions across the country.
2019
- 2019
- Tbilisi
- Demonstration
- Justice
- Successful
Protest against the screening of And Then We Danced
Homophobic protests against the screening of And Then We Danced took place in Tbilisi and Batumi. Demonstrators hurled flares and shouted insults.
2019
- 2019
- Region
- Tbilisi
- Demonstration
- Queer rights
- Unsuccessful
Strike of Gardabani thermal power plant workers
The strike of thermal power plant workers began on November 7, 2019, with a demand for a 50 percent salary increase.
2019
- 2019
- Region
- Strike
- Social issues
- Promised
Protest in Shukruti
Shukruti residents continued their protest in the capital, in front of the Parliament building, demanding proportional compensation for the damages they had suffered.
2019
- 2019
- Region
- Demonstration
- Hunger strike
- Picket
- Sit-in
- Social issues
- Unsuccessful
“We Can’t Breathe”
“We Can’t Breathe” — that’s what a group of young people from Rustavi named their civic movement in 2018, when they began campaigning to improve the city’s air quality.
2019
- 2019
- Region
- Demonstration
- March
- Environment
- Successful
Calling for a ban on gambling
Several protests were held across Georgia that year demanding stricter regulations on the gambling industry and restrictions on gambling businesses.
2019
- 2019
- Region
- Tbilisi
- Demonstration
- Politics
- Successful
Demonstration in the "Dream City"
The protests in “Dream Town” had been held continuously since 2019. Residents demanded better living conditions and the allocation of promised housing.
2019
- 2019
- Region
- Demonstration
- Social issues
- Partially fulfilled
Protest in Tkibuli
The protest of Tkibuli miners began on September 24, 2019. They demanded the reopening of the mines and the payment of wage arrears.
2019
- 2019
- Region
- Demonstration
- Hunger strike
- Social issues
- Promised