Giorgi Kvizhinadze

Affiliated media: Formula TV, Journalist

Incident date: December 30, 2024

Attack type:

Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

Police assaulted Giorgi Kvizhinadze, a journalist for Formula TV, while he was covering the anti-government protest on Rustaveli Avenue.

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