Levan Ramishvili
Levan Ramishvili ( Georgian ლევან რამიშვილი; born March 28, 1973 ) is a Georgian politician ( non-party ). He is a key figure in the Georgian democracy movement. Since 1996 he has been the director of the Freedom Institute in Tbilisi , a non-profit and non-partisan foundation that advocates a free civil society in Georgia.
Life
He studied sociology at Tbilisi State University . In spring 1991 he took part in the Georgian student movement for civil rights and the independence of Georgia, in autumn he organized demonstrations against the government of President Zviad Gamsakhurdias, which he rejected as nationalist .
In 1992 he became an employee of the Center for Social Management at the Georgian State Council. In 1994 he switched to the Sociology Department at the International Center for Federal Development of Georgia .
At the same time he worked as a journalist: in 1992 he was co-editor of the newspaper Mimomchilweli ( Eng . The Observer ) and the magazine Business Courier , which dealt with international politics and economics. In 1995 and 1996 he published the journal Argumenti (Eng. Argument ), which also specialized in foreign policy issues. In 1996 and 1997 he worked as a political analyst for the independent television station Rustavi 2 .
In 1996 he became co-founder and director of the Freedom Institute in Tbilisi alongside Giga Bokeria , Giwi Targamadze and Dawit Zurabishvili . There he also took care of the training of civil rights activists. In 2003 he practiced nonviolent resistance techniques with Kmara ! Activists . They later contributed to the replacement of the former President Eduard Shevardnadze in the Rose Revolution .
In 2004 and 2005 he drafted the Georgian Freedom of Information Act, Freedom of Speech and Expression Act, Broadcasting Act, and the sections on student rights and academic freedom in the Education and Higher Education Acts.
Fonts
- Georgian Media in the 90s: A step to liberty . Caucasian Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development, Tbilisi 1997 (with Giga Bokeria, Giwi Targamadze)
Web links
- Website of the Institute of Freedom, Tbilisi (en, ge)
- Hugh Pope, The Wall Street Journal: Pro-West leaders in Georgia push Shevardnadze out
- Giga Bokeria, Givi Targamadze, Levan Ramishvili: Georgian Media in the 90s: A step to liberty, 1997 (en) (PDF file) (64 kB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ramishvili, Levan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | ლევან რამიშვილი (Georgian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Georgian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Georgian SSR |