Zviad Ablotia

Affiliated media: TV channel Mtavari Arkhi , Cameraman

Incident date: October 30, 2021

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: TV channel Mtavari Arkhi

Location: Georgia, Senaki, Samegrelo

Additional information:

The correspondent of the Mtavari Arkhi TV channel Ema Gogokhia was harassed during the filming of the story by the journalist of the POS TV channel, the pro-government channel financed by Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of the Georgian Dream ruling party. She said she would not allow her to spread «disinformation» and tried to obstruct the journalist’s work by interfering with her interview. She also covered the camera lens of the cameraman Zviad Ablotia.