Interference with professional duties | Persecution based on professional grounds
Incident Type:
Attack on property→Damage to equipment
Interference→Prohibition on filming
Physical violence
Verbal attack→Verbal insult
During the coverage of the December 6-7 protest, Journnalists were detained, injured, or faced obstruction in their professional work
On December 7, in Tbilisi, on Besiki Street, masked individuals violently attacked the TV Pirveli crew, journalist Maka Chikhladze and cameraman Giorgi Shetsiruli.
Interference with professional duties | Persecution based on professional grounds
Incident Type:
Interference→Prohibition on filming
Physical violence
On December 5-6, two journalists had their work obstructed, and one journalist was physically assaulted
On December 6, while covering a peaceful protest near the Parliament building in Tbilisi, the riot police illegally obstructed the journalistic work of journalists from online media outlet Publika – Natia Amiranashvili and Basti Mgaloblishvili.
Interference with professional duties | Persecution based on professional grounds
Incident Type:
Legal incident→Detention/Arrest
Physical injury
Physical violence
Verbal attack→Verbal insult
During the coverage of the November 30 – December 1 protests, 9 members of the media were detained, injured, or obstructed in their professional work
On December 1, 2024, during the dispersal of a peaceful protest near the Parliament building, 9 representatives of various media outlets were injured. Over the course of three days, a total of 52 journalists, camera operators, and photographers were injured or hindered in their professional activities.
Interference with professional duties | Persecution based on professional grounds
Incident Type:
Attack on property→Damage to equipment
Physical injury
Physical violence
On November 29-30, During the coverage of the protests 9 members of the media were detained, injured, or obstructed in their professional work
On November 30, TV Pirveli journalist Mariam Gafrindashvili was seriously injured. According to reports, she lost consciousness several times. The video footage released by the station, shows her bleeding from the forehead before being taken to a medical facility.
Interference with professional duties | Persecution based on professional grounds
Incident Type:
Legal incident→Detention/Arrest
TV Pirveli journalist Giorgi Mamniashvili was detained while carrying out his professional duties
On November 22, during a protest in Tbilisi, near Ingorokva Street, “TV Pirveli” journalist Giorgi Mamniashvili was detained. According to the television company, the journalist was performing his professional duties at the time of his arrest and was covering the protest. For several hours, the “TV Pirveli” newsroom was unable to get in touch with him.
On July 18, "Adjara Times" published an article titled: "The road near the Batumi Cathedral has been blocked for more than an hour, allegedly due to Bera Ivanishvili." The publication of the article was followed by a disinformation campaign against the founder of the media outlet, Sulkhan Meskhidze.
