Born in Abkhazia. She completed secondary school in the town of Gudauta. As a result of the war, in the summer of 1992 she was forced to leave Abkhazia together with her family.

My professional field is fact-checking, as well as the analysis of propaganda and disinformation in the media. I am a senior analyst and regional editor at Factcheck.ge, an organization that is part of an international network countering propaganda and disinformation in the media, as well as in the statements and texts of politicians.

In addition to research and article writing, my work includes editing materials by other authors. I search for and analyze reliable open sources, including statistical data, official websites of government agencies, and also request any additional information needed.

I defended my diploma in journalism at Kutaisi State Technical University, and later continued to improve my knowledge and skills in media analysis through specialized seminars, trainings, and courses. I share my knowledge through work with school students, university students, and representatives of non-governmental organizations. I conducted a training session for senior students at a secondary school in Keda Municipality on the foundations and methods of disinformation and propaganda in 2023; at the request of the organization “For Equal Rights,” I organized and led an educational seminar on the influence of propaganda on identity change; and at the “Free Space” café, I held a meeting titled “Why I Choose the European Union” in the context of discussing the European choice in the media in 2024.

I have had to face war, hatred and hostility, violence, including violence against women. It took time to live through it, reflect on it, and understand that violence is not only physical, and that it takes many different forms, including psychological, economic, and verbal ones.

The brilliant Georgian writer Vazha-Pshavela reflected on the idea that an enemy does not simply exist on their own, but is deliberately created by interested groups in order to divide people through hatred and hostility for their own selfish purposes — the very same people who, under different circumstances, could have been friends.

This reflection by Vazha-Pshavela is close to me. I like to see myself as one of his characters: someone who wishes no harm to anyone, who is troubled by the misfortune of others, and who shares these views and principles with others. I try to follow these views and principles in my profession, as well as in the educational and awareness-raising projects in which I take part.

That is why I am interested in a short course on the history of Georgia, aimed at participants who want to become better acquainted with Georgia and its complex history, many pages of which remain little known.