Guranda Bilikhodze

Affiliated media: Pos TV, Journalist

Incident date: December 1, 2024

Attack type:

Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

Guranda Bilikhodze, journalist of the pro-government TV Channel Pos TV was injured by the tear-gas bullet fired by the riot police during dispersal of anti-government protest. Journalist of Publika, who reported about this incident, said that Bilikhodze didn't want this fact to be reported and avoided media attention.

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