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Museridze was born in [[Tbilisi]].{{fact}} She went to work for the Georgian television company when she was eighteen. She was surprised at the age of 31 when she discovered that her parents were not her biological mother and father as she was adopted.<ref name=gtv>{{Cite web |last=Mamukadze |first=Nina |date=2023-11-26 |title=La Giornalista georgiana Tamar Museridze, è stata nominata dalla BBC tra le 100 donne più influenti al mondo nel 2023 |url=https://ermes.tv/2023/11/26/la-giornalista-georgiana-tamar-museridze-e-stata-nominata-dalla-bbc-tra-le-100-donne-piu-influenti-al-mondo-nel-2023/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=ERMES.TV • მედიამაუწყებელი |language=ka-GE}}</ref> |
Museridze was born in [[Tbilisi]].{{fact}} She went to work for the Georgian television company when she was eighteen. She was surprised at the age of 31 when she discovered that her parents were not her biological mother and father as she was adopted.<ref name=gtv>{{Cite web |last=Mamukadze |first=Nina |date=2023-11-26 |title=La Giornalista georgiana Tamar Museridze, è stata nominata dalla BBC tra le 100 donne più influenti al mondo nel 2023 |url=https://ermes.tv/2023/11/26/la-giornalista-georgiana-tamar-museridze-e-stata-nominata-dalla-bbc-tra-le-100-donne-piu-influenti-al-mondo-nel-2023/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=ERMES.TV • მედიამაუწყებელი |language=ka-GE}}</ref> |
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She had founded the organisation "Looking For" (Vedzeb) after finding out that a large number of babies were stolen from new mothers.<ref name=tgraph>{{Cite news |last=Shamanauri |first=Khatia |date=2022-12-09 |title=‘They told my mother I died, but I was stolen and sold’ |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/thousands-children-georgia-stolen-sold-adoption-black-market/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> The nurses and doctors told the parents that the baby had died, but actually the baby was sold to other parents for them to adopt.<ref name=orgn/>. Her organisation is creditted with reuniting hundreds of families but as of 2023 she had not found her own biological family,<ref name=gtv/> |
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In 2023 she was included in the BBC's annual list of 100 inspirational women<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year? - BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-02d9060e-15dc-426c-bfe0-86a6437e5234 |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=News |language=en-GB}}</ref> and she was incredulous that the BBC had shown interest in a story in Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Georgia |date=2023-11-21 |title=Georgian journalist Tamuna Museridze among the BBC’s list of 100 most influential women of 2023 |url=https://georgiatoday.ge/georgian-journalist-tamuna-museridze-among-the-bbcs-list-of-100-most-influential-women-of-2023/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Georgia Today |language=en-US}}</ref> |
In 2023 she was included in the BBC's annual list of 100 inspirational women<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year? - BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-02d9060e-15dc-426c-bfe0-86a6437e5234 |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=News |language=en-GB}}</ref> and she was incredulous that the BBC had shown interest in a story in Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Georgia |date=2023-11-21 |title=Georgian journalist Tamuna Museridze among the BBC’s list of 100 most influential women of 2023 |url=https://georgiatoday.ge/georgian-journalist-tamuna-museridze-among-the-bbcs-list-of-100-most-influential-women-of-2023/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Georgia Today |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:49, 26 April 2024
Tamar Museridze | |
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| Nationality | Georgia |
| Other names | Tamuna Museridze[1] |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Employer | Georgian television company |
| Known for | uncovering a scandal of stolen babies |
Tamar Museridze (born ) is a Georgian journalist who doscovered that in the 1950s a large number of Georgian babies were stolen from new mothers. She founded an organisation where thousands are trying to see these children reunited. She has been honoured by her country and the BBC for founding the Vedzeb organisation.
Life
Museridze was born in Tbilisi.[citation needed] She went to work for the Georgian television company when she was eighteen. She was surprised at the age of 31 when she discovered that her parents were not her biological mother and father as she was adopted.[2]
She had founded the organisation "Looking For" (Vedzeb) after finding out that a large number of babies were stolen from new mothers.[1] The nurses and doctors told the parents that the baby had died, but actually the baby was sold to other parents for them to adopt.[3]. Her organisation is creditted with reuniting hundreds of families but as of 2023 she had not found her own biological family,[2]
In 2023 she was included in the BBC's annual list of 100 inspirational women[4] and she was incredulous that the BBC had shown interest in a story in Georgia.[5]
On International Women's Day in 2024 the President of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, gave Medals of Honour to Museridze and four other women. The four others were Babutsa Pataraia, Ana Arganashvili, Eliso Amirejibi and Nato Shavlakadze. They were all associated with human rights and the President gave them the award at the Orbeliani Palace. She was thanked for her inititative, courage and responsibility in founding the "Vedzeb" organisation.[3]
References
- ^ a b Shamanauri, Khatia (2022-12-09). "'They told my mother I died, but I was stolen and sold'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ a b Mamukadze, Nina (2023-11-26). "La Giornalista georgiana Tamar Museridze, è stata nominata dalla BBC tra le 100 donne più influenti al mondo nel 2023". ERMES.TV • მედიამაუწყებელი (in Georgian). Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ a b "In connection with the International Women's Day, the President awarded five female human rights defenders with medals of honor". www.interpressnews.ge. 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year? - BBC News". News. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ Today, Georgia (2023-11-21). "Georgian journalist Tamuna Museridze among the BBC's list of 100 most influential women of 2023". Georgia Today. Retrieved 2024-04-26.