Georgia: Cameraman dies after attack at anti-Pride march

Police in Georgia have launched a criminal investigation into the death of a cameraman who was attacked while covering an anti-Pride event.

Lekso Lashkarava suffered severe facial injuries during the attack in Tbilisi on 5 July but was discharged from hospital. He was found dead on Sunday.

The Georgian interior ministry said four people have been arrested.

Pride was called off on Monday after violent groups targeted the offices of LGBT campaigners.

While discrimination against sexual orientation is illegal in Georgia, the country - which lies between Eastern Europe and Western Asia - remains very conservative.

Lashkarava was attacked by anti-LGBT protesters who were demonstrating against the planned Pride events. He was one of more than 50 journalists attacked on that day.

Lashkarava's editor at TV Pirveli said the cameraman had complained of severe pain when he saw him on Friday.

An official cause of death has not been announced. Georgia's interior ministry has announced that it has launched a criminal investigation.