tbilisi

Beneath the streets of Tbilisi lies a network of tunnels, bomb shelters, and Soviet-era chambers that many locals know nothing about. Over the past several months, photographer David Tabagari has been exploring this silent underworld with extraordinary results.

Cameraman Alexander Lashkarava was one of the dozens of members of the media who were beaten in an attack on LGBTQ activists and media in Tbilisi, Georgia. Organizers of the event called off the march after violent groups opposing it stormed and ransacked their offices and targeted journalists.