Related: Final Protests
"Georgian leader to meet with opposition forces" by Associated Press | May 11, 2009
TBILISI, Georgia - The Georgian president agreed yesterday to demands for a meeting with opposition forces, raising the prospect of an end to demonstrations that have crippled the capital for more than a month.
The talks between President Mikhail Saakashvili and his political opponents were planned for Monday afternoon, less than a week after a violent clash between police and opposition protesters that left dozens injured. Opposition forces who have led a campaign of mostly peaceful protests in Tbilisi have insisted the president step down, saying he backtracked on democratic promises and provoked Georgia's disastrous war with Russia last year....
The protesters are correct, and any violence are agent provocateurs!
I'm tired of arguing it! PEOPLE are PEACEFUL; MASTERS are NOT!!!!
The protests that began April 9 have brought the Georgian capital to a standstill, blocking roads and obstructing entrances to government buildings.
This is what YOU NEED TO DO, America!!!
PUT DOWN WHAT YOU ARE DOING, and GO! I will JOIN YOU!!!!!
Initially, the opposition drew tens of thousands of supporters, but public enthusiasm had waned until the violent clashes Wednesday injected new vigor into the opposition movement. More than 10,000 people attended Saturday's protest outside Parliament to call for Saakashvili's resignation. Yesterday, a much smaller crowd of about 3,000 people gathered at the same spot....
Yeah, minimize this particular protest by ignoring it for a month.
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"Protesters in Georgia block train station" by Associated Press | May 27, 2009
TBILISI, Georgia - Thousands of angry protesters converged on the central train station in the capital yesterday, trying to block the trains as the opposition raised the stakes in its push to get President Mikhail Saakashvili to resign.
Throngs of demonstrators surrounded one train, sitting on the track and climbing on the engine to prevent it from leaving the station. The engine started and then cut off quickly as protesters banged on its sides, shouted, and whistled. Police were not visible.
The move marked a change in the opposition's tactics, reflecting protesters' exasperation after six weeks of daily rallies without result. It followed debates between the opposition leaders, some of whom strongly opposed more forceful action for fear of provoking violence.
Then SHUT the CITY DOWN!!!!!!!
The blockade at the train station followed a massive rally in which at least 60,000 opposition supporters gathered at the national stadium before marching to the parliament building to push for Saakashvili's resignation. The president has remained defiant, saying he will stay through his second term, which ends in 2013.
Oh, no, he's gotta go way before that!
Opposition leaders warned yesterday that protesters will also block highways and the Tbilisi main airport to force Saakashvili to resign. Demonstrators are angry with Saakashvili for leading Georgia into a bruising war last year against Russia.
It is heartening to see that people the world over hate war-mongers!
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