Media Advocacy Coalition calls on the government to protect journalists.
Today, on September 29, 2020, the television crews were also physically assaulted while covering confrontation in Marneuli. Information about the injuries of their employees was disseminated by the Mtavari Arkhi and the Georgian Public Broadcaster.
As reported by the Mtavari Arkhi, 2 journalists and 2 cameramen of their channel were attacked in Marneuli. One of the journalists had a head injury. A camera and a microphone belonging to the Mtavari Arkhi were damaged.
According to the Public Broadcaster, one of their cameramen was also physically assaulted in Marneuli and a camera of the television crew was broken.
Media Advocacy Coalition calls on the government to protect journalists.
We believe that a timely and effective investigation of the incident will significantly reduce the increased threats to media in the pre-election period.