Georgian schoolchildren and emigrants support protests against authorities
Schoolchildren in the Georgian cities of Rustavi and Batumi declared their support for the protesters and demanded "an end to police violence." Teenagers came to classes with Georgian and EU flags.
 
Schoolchildren in Rustavi declared a strike and marched to the mayor's office. Dozens of educational institutions across the country suspended classes due to solidarity actions with the protesters.
 
In addition, Georgian emigrants issued a joint statement regarding the decision of the Georgian Dream to suspend European integration and expressed solidarity and support for people living in Georgia.
 
"The modern history of Georgia does not remember such a catastrophic political situation. “Russia, with the help of Bidzina Ivanishvili and the Georgian Dream party, is conducting a special operation against Georgia using new, hybrid methods aimed at destroying the country’s future as a political entity and isolating it from the democratic world,” the petition says.
 
The migrants called on international partners to impose sanctions against the party’s founder, oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili, and his associates.
 
Mass protests throughout Georgia began after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced the suspension of negotiations on the country’s accession to the EU on November 28. In addition to the opposition and its supporters, the Georgian business community also spoke out against this decision, and a number of diplomats and officials resigned.
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