Zviad Ablotia

Affiliated media: TV channel Mtavari Arkhi , Cameraman

Incident date: October 29, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: TV channel Mtavari Arkhi

Location: Georgia, Senaki, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region

Additional information:

Representatives of the pre-election headquarters of the Georgian Dream political party attacked the camera crew of the Mtavari Arkhi TV channel when they were filming a story. The attackers, about 15 people, were employees of the municipality as well as the Georgian Dream pre-election headquarters. The attackers tried to snatch the cameraman's camera and the journalist's microphone.