Nika Tsirikidze

Affiliated media: Public Broadcaster, Camera operator

Incident date: October 4, 2025

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Georgian Public Broadcaster's Facebook account

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

A journalist, cameraman, and producer from the Georgian Public Broadcaster, a pro-government-leaning outlet, reported that participants in an anti-government protest disrupted their work by spraying them with an unknown substance, which the crew suspected might have been pepper spray. The Broadcaster stated that the team was unable to continue covering the event.