Irakli Bakhtadze - Justice for Journalists

Irakli Bakhtadze

Affiliated media: TV channel Mtavari Arkhi , Correspondent

Incident date: October 30, 2021

Attack type:

Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: TV channel Mtavari Arkhi

Location: Georgia, Poti, Samegrelo

Additional information:

Activists of the Georgian Dream ruling party attacked the correspondent of the Mtavari Arkhi TV channel Irakli Bakhtadze.

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