Mariam Maziashvili

Affiliated media: Palitra News, Journalist

Incident date: December 7, 2024

Attack type:

Damage to / seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents, journalistic materials, print media circulation

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

Police damaged the phone of Palitra News journalist Mariam Maziashvili while she was recording the police response to an anti-government protest. She reported that officers shouted at her to stop filming, even after she identified herself as a journalist.

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