Saba Sordia - Justice for Journalists

Saba Sordia

Affiliated media: Indigo, Journalist

Incident date: May 14, 2024

Attack type:

  • Confiscation/seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediachecker

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

Journalist Saba Sordia was covering protest against the foreign agents bill outside the parliament. He says, he was filming the situation outside the front entrance, where riot police officers were getting ready for dispersal and unexpectedly a police officer took his camera. He never got it back, despite him repeatedly stating that he's a journalist, he also wore a press-badge.

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