Interference with professional duties | Persecution based on professional grounds
Incident Type:
Detention/ArrestPhysical assaultPhysical injury
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:
Physical assaultPhysical injury
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:
Detention/ArrestPhysical assault
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.
Damage to equipmentDetention/ArrestPhysical assaultPhysical injury
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.
