Georgy Olisashvili

Affiliated media: Channel One, Journalist

Incident date: October 29, 2020

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: RT

Location: United States of America, Philadelphia

Additional information:

Camera crew of the Russian TV channel Channel One was attacked in Philadelphia when journalist Georgy Olisashvili and cameraman Maxim Kataev were reporting on riots which began after the police shot Walter Wallace. When aggressive people approached journalists, they managed to get into the car, however they didn't have time to lock the doors. Maxim Kataev suffered a concussion after being hit multiple times in the head and neck. His camera was stolen.