That day was the 329th day of the continuous protest and the day after a newly tightened law restricting protests came into force.

Police detained all organizers- Paata Burchuladze, Irakli Nadiradze, Paata Manjgaladze, Murtaz Zodelava, and Lasha Beridze — charged with calls for violent overthrow and organizing group violence (punishable by up to 9 years).

Here is a statement by 🇬🇪 photojournalists and documentary photographers 👇🏻