Avto Meskhi - Justice for Journalists

Avto Meskhi

Affiliated media: Mtavari TV, Cameraman

Incident date: May 1, 2024

Attack type:

  • Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mtavari TV

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

Avto Meskhi, camera operator of Mtavari TV, was covering the mass dispersals of the protest against the foreign agents' bill outside the parliament in Tbilisi. He was hit by a water canon. As a result he fell, after which something sharp hit his head.

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