A Georgian cameraman, victim of a beating on the sidelines of the failed Lgtbq "pride" march last Monday, died at his home from the consequences of the blows received mainly to the face and head. The TV network for which he worked, Pirveli, informed him. The man, Alexander Lashkarava, 37, was among the fifty journalists affected by the violence of homophobic militants on the day when an LGBT march was first organized and then canceled precisely because of the dangers linked to the safety of the participants in the streets of the capital of the Georgia, Tbilisi. Reporters sans Frontières organization denounced the attacks on journalists and accused the authorities of "passive responsibility" for not protecting them. The Georgian Ministry ofInterno assured that an investigation was opened on Lashkarava's death. A demonstration was called this afternoon to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, accused of fomenting a campaign against journalists. The head of the editorial office of Pirveli, the channel for which the killed cameraman worked, has accused the government of not just encouraging violence, but participating directly by organizing "violent groups that attack independent media," said Nodar Meladze.the channel for which the murdered cameraman worked specifically accused the government of not merely encouraging violence, but of participating directly in it by organizing "violent groups that attack independent media," said Nodar Meladze.the channel for which the murdered cameraman worked specifically accused the government of not merely encouraging violence, but of participating directly in it by organizing "violent groups that attack independent media," said Nodar Meladze.
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July 11, 2021 A Georgian cameraman, victim of a beating on the sidelines of the failed LGBT pride march last Monday, died at his home from the consequences of the blows received mainly to the face and head.
The TV network for which he worked, Pirveli, informed him.
The man, Alexander Lashkarava, 37, was among the fifty journalists affected by the violence of homophobic militants on the day when an LGBT march was first organized and then canceled precisely because of the dangers linked to the safety of the participants in the streets of the capital of the Georgia, Tbilisi.
Reporters sans Frontières organization denounced the attacks on journalists and accused the authorities of "passive responsibility" for not protecting them. The Georgian Ministry of the Interior has assured that an investigation has been opened on Lashkarava's death.
A demonstration was called this afternoon to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, accused of fomenting a campaign against journalists. The head of the editorial office of Pirveli, the channel for which the killed cameraman worked, has accused the government of not just encouraging violence, but participating directly by organizing "violent groups that attack independent media," said Nodar Meladze.
