Niko Kokaia

Affiliated media: Kavkasia TV channel , Cameraman

Incident date: November 29, 2021

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Netgazeti.ge

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

During the dispersal of a protest in front of the Tbilisi City Court during the trial of former President Mikheil Saakashvili, the cameraman of Kavkasia TV, Niko Kokaia, was injured. The policeman deliberately fired pepper gas several times into the journalist's face, resulting in the media worker losing consciousness.