Protesters in Tbilisi marched from the parliament to Freedom Square.

On the 408th day of daily protests, marchers supported activist Giorgi Tsulaia, who faces up to a year in prison for his protest on the sidewalk near parliament.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on January 8, the 407th day of daily protests, supporters of Georgia's European integration changed the form of their protest by joining a tour of Tbilisi's cultural and historical heritage sites. The activists declared they would fight until prisoners of conscience are released and new elections are called.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration, who gathered this evening near the parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue, held a march through Tbilisi, Publika reports.

Citizens marched from Rustaveli Avenue to Freedom Square. The event was dedicated to the protesters' solidarity with activist Giorgi Tsulaia, who faces criminal prosecution for repeatedly "blocking sidewalks."

The marchers carried flags of Georgia, the European Union, and the United States. Tbilisi Life reports that the protests in Tbilisi have been going on for 408 days.

Activist Giorgi Tsulaia was previously found guilty of an administrative offence and sentenced to eight days of administrative arrest for "blocking a sidewalk." The court dismissed a second administrative case against him under this article, finding elements of a criminal offence in his actions.

According to a law adopted by the Georgian Parliament at the initiative of the ruling Georgian Dream party in October, any offense under the same article committed by a person who has already been found guilty of an administrative offence is punishable by imprisonment for up to one year.

After these legislative amendments were adopted, security forces began to arrest protesters on Rustaveli Avenue en masse. Most of them were accused of blocking the avenue and obstructing traffic.