TV channel Formula - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: TV channel Formula , Journalist

Incident date: April 8, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

On the night of April 9, unknown assailants attacked the car of the Formula TV channel, as a result of which the windows of the car were broken and a journalist whose name was not disclosed for security reasons was beaten. The journalist is in the hospital.

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