Agit is a lawyer and human rights activist and the chair of the board at the Center for Participation and Development.

Aia Beraia is a feminist researcher and activist from Tbilisi, Georgia. Currently she is a PhD student in Political Philosophy at the joint programme of the University of Münster (Germany) and Ilia State university (Georgia).

Aida is a journalist and human right activist from Makhachkala, Daghestan. With more than 15 years of experience as a journalist, she has worked with numerous Russian and international media organisations and won several awards for her work.

Aleks Tor is a journalist and political analyst writing about events in the post-Soviet space.

Alexander Thatcher is an American graduate student at Central European University working on Turkish Circassian History.

Alex Shah is multimedia journalist and trans activist focusing on reporting the stories of marginalised and underrepresented communities.

Ali is a journalist and activist from Azerbaijan, and one of the creators of the Qiy Vaar! and Femkulis platforms. His work focuses on a queer-feminist perspective on issues in Azerbaijan, publicising issues faced by queer people in Azerbaijan, monitoring public processes, and sharing queer people’s lived experiences in writing, videos, and podcasts.

Alina is an Armenia-based journalist who started her career in 2014 as an intern at News.am. Since then, she has worked on TV, for online newspapers, and has contributed to magazines. She sees herself as a prolific story-teller and values the ways stories are told. Her interests include human rights, gender stereotypes, and political communication.

Ali Zeynal is an independent multimedia journalist from Azerbaijan. Since 2016, he has worked as a reporter, presenter, fact-checker, and trainer for local and international organisations.

Alla is a gender researcher and activist. She has been a member of the Georgian Young Greens for five years and currently works for the Equality Movement as a project coordinator.