Kmara Activists Rallied in Tbilisi as Authorities Disband Meeting in Borjomi Again

(Tbilisi, July 6, 2003, Civil Georgia) – Dozens of activists of the ?Kmara? (Enough) youth movement staged a demonstration late on July 5 in front of the Parliament protesting against the local authorities of southern city of Borjomi.

On July 5 dozens of Borjomi residents blocked the entrance of the city and did not let the Kmara activists to enter into Borjomi, where the youth movement members intended to hold a rally to protest against disbanding of the meeting in Borjomi on July 4.

Kmara activists claimed that the local authorities mobilized their supporters to prevent the protest rally in Borjomi. They also said that the police did nothing to ensure free movement of the Kmara members.