Born on November 4, 1964 in Chuberi, Mestia District, Georgia

 

1985   Tbilisi State University, Faculty of History; Major - Ethnography;

 

1995   Tbilisi Religious Academy and Seminary, Faculty of Theology

 

 

 

1981-1982; 1988 Archaeological Research Center of the Academy of Sciences;

 

1987   Department of Ethnography; State Museum of Georgia;

 

1989   Ipodeacon; psalm-reader in David Gareji Monastery;

 

1989-1991 Director of Public School, Boslebi, Georgia;
Psalm-reader in Dmanisi Monastery;

 

1991-1995  Psalm-reader in St. Mary’s Monastery, Tbilisi;

 

1993   Participant of Abkhazia Armed Conflict;

 

1995-1996  Correspondent of Newspaper “Caucasus”;

 

1996-2000  Editor of Newspaper “Caucasus”;

 

1996-2003  Correspondent of “Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty” in Georgia;

 

1998-2001  Correspondent of London War and Peace Reports Institute;

 

2002   Founder of the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)

 

2003-2004  Director of Rule of Law, NGO “Liberty Institute”

 

2004-2009  Public Defender

 

2009   Advisory Board Member, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights