David Badagadze - Justice for Journalists

Help Ukrainian Media:

Gofundme campaing (by Jakub Parusinski) or 2402.org (by Zaborona Media) or IFJ/EFJ Safety Fund

David Badagadze

Affiliated media: TV channel Mtavari Arkhi , Cameraman

Incident date: October 2, 2021

Attack type:

  • Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: TV channel Mtavari Akrhi

Location: Georgia, Rustavi

Additional information:

At the polling station №14 in Rustavi, the Mtavari Arkhi TV channel film crew was attacked (reporter Ninutsa Kekelia and cameraman David Badagadze). After the camera crew arrived, the electricity was cut off at the polling station, and the election commission members started pushing the journalists out of the premises.