Affiliated media: Formula TV, Camera crew

Incident date: October 26, 2024

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Safety of Journalists Platform

Location: Georgia, Batumi

Additional information:

In Batumi, Mtavari Arkhi reported that their and Formula TV’s camera crews were attacked at polling station No. 17 by a Georgian Dream affiliated coordinator. He reportedly reacted when a Mtavari Arkhi journalist questioned the presence of a minibus in the vicinity of the polling station, in which people were checking voter lists. He then restricted the crew’s entry into the polling station.