Sergi Baramidze

Affiliated media: Mtavari Arkhi , Cameraman

Incident date: November 19, 2024

Attack type:

• Damage to / seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents, journalistic materials, print media circulation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

Sergi Baramidze, a cameraman of Mtavari TV was arrested as he was filming the violent crackdown on peaceful protestors. Video footage by RFE/RL correspondents in Tbilisi showed police dragging people to the ground, including women, and beating them before taking them away. Among those detained was Sergi Baramidze,a cameraman for the opposition channel Mtavari Arkhi, who was beaten and had his camera smashed.