“Protest does not get tired — from time to time it rests in some form, but it has never disappeared. Tomorrow, a new wave of uprising will begin,” said Zurab Tsetskhladze, father of imprisoned Zviad Tsetskhladze, while speaking on the PalitraNews program “Resume” about the rally planned for November 28.

According to Zurab Tsetskhladze, the large turnout on November 28 will serve as a signal to Europe and the West that the protest remains strong and is intensifying.

“Tomorrow’s rally is of utmost importance. We need to show the public — both inside the country and the international community — that the feeling and energy of protest which once existed has not disappeared. Tomorrow is the day to demonstrate that the same society which protested a year ago will once again gather on Rustaveli Avenue.”

He noted that a year ago the country rose up over the statement of a “self-appointed prime minister,” and today “Europe tells us that the file is closed, but look at their propaganda — they constantly say that by 2030 Georgia will join the EU and they’ll do everything for it.”Tsetskhladze added:

“Let them dare and say: ‘Europe closed the file? Fine, we refuse too; we no longer seek EU membership — we declare neutrality.’ They know perfectly well that this topic is so sensitive that they will lose the overwhelming majority of their supporters, and they immediately realize they cannot drag this country into Russia. That is the red line they are protecting — that is why they cannot say anything concrete about the European Union. If they do, they will face the same uprising — and an even larger one — than the one that began on November 28, 2024. And we will certainly demonstrate this tomorrow.”

Tsetskhladze called on society to attend the rally, stressing that it will be peaceful and safe:

“I want to tell the whole society — this is an absolutely peaceful rally, nobody is in danger. Anyone who feels even the slightest protest deep inside should come. They have made the lives of countless people in this country harder — they have complicated the lives of emigrants and their families left here, drug inspections have intensified, they have their hands around society’s throat and they are choking people. Don’t be afraid — come out, stand in the street and express your protest. No one is in danger. Tomorrow’s turnout will be a signal to Europe and to the West that the protest is alive, boiling, and when the right moment arrives it will reach its peak — and that will be the moment when changes come to this country.”