Four more individuals detained for attacking journalists during Tbilisi Pride counter rally on July 5

Right wing activists who had gathered on Rustaveli Avenue in the morning of July 5 to protest the Tbilisi Pride march scheduled later that day attacked journalists and cameramen on the spot, injuring dozens of media representatives. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge

Agenda.ge, 10 Jul 2021 - 16:37, Tbilisi,Georgia

Four more right-wing activists have been arrested for assault, persecution and group violence against journalists and cameramen during the Tbilisi Pride counter rally on July 5.

The Georgian Interior Ministry has announced that:

an individual, identified only as R.K. and born in 1991, has assaulting a Formula TV journalist
an individual, identified only as G.N. and born in 1985, has assaulted Imedi TV cameraman
an individual, identified only as T.B. and born in 1985, has assaulted a Formula TV photo reporter
an individual, identified only as G.K. and born in 1984, has assaulted a journalist of the Georgian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Violent right-wing groups took over the protest space outside the Parliament of Georgia late on July 6 and burned the European Union and LGBT flags. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge

Yet another person, who was detained earlier on July 8 for assaulting TV Pirveli journalist and a cameraman, as well as attacking the office of the Shame Movement, was also charged for violence against a cameraman of the First Channel of the Georgian Public Bradcaster.

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