Aleko Khazalia

Affiliated media: TV channel Pirveli , Cameraman

Incident date: March 8, 2021

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: report.ge

Location: Georgia, Martvili, Samegrelo

Additional information:

During a meeting of the Chkondid eparchy in Samegrelo, which decided to defrock two priests, a spontaneous rally of parishioners began, during which several journalists, who were pushed out of the premises by the priests and police, were injured. As a result, the railings of the second-floor balcony broke off, and the journalists fell from a four-meter height, several people were sent to the hospital with various injuries. The injured were Mtavari Arkhi TV channel journalist Ema Gogokhia, Formula TV channel cameraman Yago Vekua, Pirveli TV channel journalist Papuna Shushania, Rustavi 2 TV channel operator David Kodzharia, whose arm was broken, Pirveli TV channel cameraman Aleko Khazalia, POSTV channel correspondent Soso Khoperia, Mtavari Arkhi TV channel cameraman Zviad Ablotia.