Georgian cameraman dies after attack by far-right, anti-LGBTQ mob

[Eugene]

Also: Georgian TV Cameraman Injured Amid Anti-LGBT Violence Has Died (RFE/RL)

Last week: Journalists attacked, hurt in Tbilisi Georgia at anti-LGBT protest (Associated Press)

______________________________________________________________________

Source: Agence France-Presse

Georgian cameraman dies after attack by far-right, anti-LGBTQ mob

Agence France-Presse in Tbilisi
Sun 11 Jul 2021 16.53 BST

A Georgian TV cameraman has died after being badly beaten by far-right assailants during a protest against an LGBTQ Pride march, his station said on Sunday, as pressure mounts on authorities over attacks on journalists.

Alexander Lashkarava, a 37-year-old cameraman working for the independent station TV Pirveli, was found dead in his bed in the early hours on Sunday, the channel reported.

Last Monday he was assaulted by a violent mob of anti-LGBTQ protesters and sustained fractures to his facial bones.

More than 50 journalists were attacked that day by anti-LGBTQ groups protesting against the planned Pride march in Tbilisi, which was cancelled due to safety fears.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemned the attacks, saying journalists “sustained injuries that included concussion, chemical burns and broken arms”.

-snip-

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jul/11/georgian-cameraman-dies-after-attack-by-far-right-anti-lgbtq-mob

______________________________________________________________________

Source: RFE/RL

July 11, 2021 08:15 GMT
UPDATED July 11, 2021 11:43 GMT
By RFE/RL's Georgian Service

Georgian TV Cameraman Injured Amid Anti-LGBT Violence Has Died

A Georgian TV cameraman who was among dozens of journalists attacked by a right-wing mob during a melee aimed at LGBT campaigners has died.

Co-workers of Lekso Lashkarava said on July 11 that he had died, apparently of injuries suffered during the violence six days earlier, but provided no further details.

Lashkarava's employer, Pirveli TV, said that his body was found at his Tbilisi home by his mother on July 11.

The Interior Ministry said in a statement that an investigation had been opened into his death.

Lashkarava, 37, was one of nearly 60 journalists and other media workers who were attacked on July 5 when hundreds of people took to the streets of Tbilisi to block a planned LGBT parade.

-snip-

Read more: https://www.rferl.org/a/georgia-cameraman-dies-lgbt-violence/31352703.html