Davit Tsagareli

Affiliated media: Radio Liberty Georgia Office, Journalist

Incident date: November 29, 2024

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Radio Liberty Georgia Office

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

Davit Tsagareli, a journalist for RFE/RL's Georgian Service, was attacked while he was broadcasting live near the Rustaveli subway station in downtown Tbilisi. "I was walking on the sidewalk. I was live. At that moment, a special forces officer came out of a pharmacy and suddenly punched me in the stomach," Tsagareli said. After collapsing and struggling to breathe, Tsagareli said that another special forces officer approached him."I was wearing an RFE/RL jacket, wearing a press badge, and it looked like I was a journalist. This was a deliberate attack," he said.