DUMBADZE AND OTHERS v. GEORGIA

Communicated on 31 August 2015 FOURTH SECTIONApplication no. 74113/11Murman DUMBADZE and othersagainst Georgialodged on 24 November 2011STATEMENT OF FACTS1.  A list of the applicants is set out in the appendix. They are all Georgian nationals and are represented before the Court by Ms T. Abazadze, a lawyer practising in Tbilisi. The facts of the case as submitted by the applicants may be summarised as follows.2.  On 25 May 2011 hundreds of opposition supporters, including the four applicants, gathered in front of the Parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue, the main thoroughfare in Tbilisi. The authorities warned protesters that they would break up the demonstration in order to make way for the planned Independence Day military parade on Rustaveli Avenue on the following day.3.  The protesters had a permit to hold a rally on 25 May that expired at midnight, and opposition leaders stated …