TIL: People in Georgia (the country) have been protesting every day for over 400 days

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People in Georgia have been protesting everyday for over a year (406+ days) but for whatever reason it’s not currently getting much media coverage likely because the media tends to not report on reoccurring protests. There’s more information about the protests on the Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–2026_Georgian_protests [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%932026_Georgian_protests] Basically they’re protesting due to election fraud, democratic backsliding and protesting against pro-Russia policies, they want to be aligned with the EU.

I mean a lot of countries have long running protests against their governments. While not not an everyday occurrence, Serbs have been protesting since 2024 against the corruption of their government, government which is backed by literal war criminals.

en.wikipedia.org/…/2024–present_Serbian_anti-corr…

Protesting for one day and patting yourself on the back is a farce. Real change takes sustained effort.

2024–present Serbian anti-corruption protests - Wikipedia

If protest would be an effective way to bring change, it wouldn’t be allowed.
Russia has forbidden western NGOs. Likewise there are constant reminders in the West of which parties receive Russian funding.