საინფორმაციო სააგენტო ინტერპრესნიუსი

"I expect to be arrested. There's a 99% chance I will be."

The protesters gathered near the Investigative Service have marched to the State Security Service building.

Participants of the protest march have moved to the Special Investigative Service building. They are demanding the scheduling of new elections in the country and the release of those detained during the rallies.

In these extremely difficult times full of challenges, your support in defending true values, your dedication and steadfastness will be of great importance to the entire world, – this is stated in a letter from the Patriarch of Georgia, Ilia II.

May 18 marks the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day. This year, the world commemorates this day for the 42nd time, and Georgia for the 29th time, calling on the public to:

"The regime has no moral right whatsoever to speak about protecting anything or anyone, when in reality, every day they remain in power brings more insecurity, more poverty, and more robbery of the people," — said Paata Manjgaladze, one of the leaders of "Strategy Aghmashenebeli."

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as a result of operational activities and investigative actions, employees of the Rustavi City Division of the Kvemo Kartli Police Department arrested T.L., born in 1992, who has a prior conviction and is currently under probation, on charges of illegal acquisition, possession, and attempted sale of a particularly large quantity of narcotic substances.

We are standing on a path that is not momentary, artificial, or imposed on us, but eternal - this is a reminder to everyone that the Georgian people will always stand for their own values, which are truly Georgian, European and Christian, - the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papuashvili, told journalists at the procession dedicated to the Day of the Sanctity of the Family and Respect for Parents.

It is very important that our government has taken very good and effective, courageous steps towards protecting traditional values. I mean the law against the propaganda of sodomy adopted last year, as well as the removal of the concept of gender identity from the laws, - the Patriarchal locum tenens, Metropolitan of Senaki and Chkhorotsku, Reverend Shio (Mujiri) stated during a sermon in the Kashveti Church on the occasion of the Day of the Sanctity of the Family.

We must address the people who did not join the procession because of their views, we must address them with love and we must wish that in the future, tomorrow, they will share the values ​​around which today's unity has gathered, - Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze stated after the end of the procession dedicated to the Day of the Sanctity of the Family in the Holy Trinity Cathedral, where he addressed the gathered public.

The procession held in connection with the Day of the Sanctity of the Family has ended.

Vladimir Putin has signed a decree simplifying the process of obtaining Russian citizenship for the population of occupied Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region, Russian media reports, referring to the document posted on the website of legal acts.

In the modern era, when a deliberate struggle is underway against the traditional family, we are more obliged to take care of the family, the sanctity of the family, the values ​​of the family, and to pray and care for the survival and strengthening of the family in our country, - the Patriarchal locum tenens, Metropolitan of Senaki and Chkhorotsku, Reverend Shio (Mujiri) said during his sermon on the Day of the Sanctity of the Family in the Kashveti Church.

On the occasion of the Day of the Sanctity of the Family and Respect for Parents, a procession began from the St. George Church in Kashveti to the Trinity Cathedral.

We must take care of our traditional values, and this is what today's celebration and today's event are dedicated to, - Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told journalists at the procession dedicated to the Day of Family Sanctity and Respect for Parents.

May 17, in our recent history, had become a day of division, inciting strife and splitting the nation, which had been incited by many foreign and domestic provocateurs - today we clearly see what we are fighting for, what we are striving for, and what we want for our present and future, - the Speaker of the Parliament Shalva Papuashvili writes on Facebook regarding the Day of the Sanctity of the Family.