Vakhtang Sanaia - Justice for Journalists

Vakhtang Sanaia

Affiliated media: TV broadcaster Formula, Anchor

Incident date: February 25, 2021

Attack type:

  • Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: CPJ

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

Three unidentified men attacked Vakhtang Sanaia, an anchor at the local TV broadcaster Formula and his relative. According to the journalist, he has «injuries in the area of the head and leg». Sanaia said the men told him to “remember their faces” and threatened to kill him.

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