Freedom Day rally ongoing in front of Parliament

A rally - Freedom Day - is ongoing in front of the Parliament of Georgia. The rally is being attended by politicians from the opposition, civil activists, public figures and citizens, who observed a minute of silence in memory of those killed on April 9.

A monitor is installed in front of the Parliament building, which shows photos of the heroes of April 9, Merab Kostava, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, as well as the footage of the Abkhaz war, bombing of the Georgian territory, Georgian villages and towns by Russia during the August 2008 war.

According to the protesters, the aim of the rally is to once again show that the citizens of Georgia stand firmly against the Russian aggression and are united around the idea of ​​April 9.

The Georgian national anthem was performed at the beginning of the rally.