This former Soviet Republic has been rocked by anti-government demonstrations over the same issues that hurtled Ukraine into war — its relationship with Europe and Russia.
Photos of protesters' swollen and bandaged faces have featured prominently at gatherings, with banners of the victims hung on a Christmas tree outside Parliament.
“I’ve seen a lot of protests in Georgia: during this government, the previous government – I also remember some from Soviet times,” Tsotne Jafaridze, a winemaker in Tbilisi, told CNN.