Rights groups say the crackdown is without recent precedent in Georgia, a country that had been seen as among the most pro-Western and democratic of the Soviet Union’s successor states ...
Citing anecdotal evidence, Sonny Perdue said the response to pro-Palestinian protests spurred an influx of out-of-state applications at Georgia schools.
Photos of protesters' swollen and bandaged faces have featured prominently at gatherings, with banners of the victims hung on a Christmas tree outside Parliament.