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Marianna Kotova

Marianna is a journalist from Abkhazia with 12 years of experience.

Marut Vanyan

Marut Vanyan is a freelance journalist based in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh. He has worked in journalism since 2015.

Mate Gabitsinashvili

Mate is a Georgian political economy analyst and a TV host at the Georgian Public Broadcaster. He reports about the crisis of the global financial economy, the origins of neoliberal transformation and the future of developing countries from the perspectives of heterodox economics.

Matt Smith

Matt Smith is a human rights advocate from Birmingham, United Kingdom. He is currently Assistant Policy and Publications Officer at International Partnership for Human Rights.

Milord Shengelia

Milord is a researcher at CRRC Georgia. 

Mzisa Khmaladze

Mzisa Khmaladze an independent journalist from Samtskhe-Javakheti. Mzisa works on social issues in a region inhabited by ethnic and religious minorities.

Narmin Shahmarzade

Narmin is a psychologist and feminist activist. She has been deeply involved in social struggles in Azerbaijan. She was one of the co-organisers of the 8 March 2021 International Women’s Day protest in Baku, and regularly helps organise other feminist protest actions in Azerbaijan.

Natia Gvianishvili

Natia is a lesbian feminist activist and researcher from Georgia representing the Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG); she is one of the founders of the Independent Group of Feminists.

Natia Liluashvili

Natia is a Junior Fellow at CRRC Georgia.

Nellie Petrossian

Nellie is a journalist from Armenia whose work has appeared on Aravot, Hetq, Chai Khana, and others. She focuses on telling human-centric stories including those related to local business, discrimination, and disability issues.