Sandro Vashakidze

Affiliated media: Kvira media holding , Cameraman

Incident date: February 15, 2021

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Kvira media holding

Location: Georgia, Chiatura, Imereti region

Additional information:

The reporter Anuka Liparishvili, the cameraman Sandro Vashakidze and the driver of the Kvira media holding were attacked by unknown persons. «We were collecting materials for the story, conducting interviews, and when we were driving to one of the respondents, with whom we arranged an interview in advance, a car chased us. At high speed, it threatened to crash into us. When we arrived at the address, unknown persons got out of the car and insulted us. We tried to do our job, but they deliberately interfered with our work, and when my operator Sandro turned on the camera, the aggressors attacked him and beat him. They were drunk and aggressive», said journalist Anuka Liparishvili.