Aleksandre Lashkarava - Justice for Journalists

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Aleksandre Lashkarava

Affiliated media: TV channel Pirveli , Cameraman

Incident date: July 11, 2021

Attack type:

  • Beating / injury / torture resulting in death

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Open Caucasus Media

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

A Georgian TV cameraman who was among dozens of journalists attacked by a right-wing mob during a melee aimed at LGBT campaigners has died. Lashkarava's employer, Pirveli TV, said that his body was found at his Tbilisi home by his mother on July 11. The cause of death has not yet been determined. Police have launched an investigation.