Viktorya Muradyan is currently pursuing her second MA degree in International Relations and Diplomacy at the College of Europe Bruges. She is a freelance journalist and frequent contributor to Regional Post Caucasus and evnmag. She produces and hosts her podcast series 'Eastern Dialogue' about Eastern Partnership states.

Zachary Fabos is a researcher at CRRC Georgia.

Zarina is a journalist and civil activist from South Ossetia. She holds bachelor’s degrees in philology and political science from the South Osetian State University.

Zaruhi Hovhannisyan is a human rights activist, feminist, and publicist, whose texts and articles are published in newspapers and analytical magazines in Armenia and abroad. She is a member of the Prison Monitoring Group and Public Relations Specialist in the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Women.

Zhala is a Human Rights Lawyer based in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Zhalavdi is a Chechen journalist who was persecuted by the Russian authorities for his journalistic activities. He is currently an intern at King’s College London.

Zhanaiym Kozybay is a climate action advocate and degrowth proponent, and is currently a researcher at Global Energy Monitor.