Koen Verhelst is a journalist based in Brussels, covering EU topics for Politico.

He was previously stationed in Riga, covering the Nordics and the Baltics.

ALEMAYEHU SORI is a journalist based in Minneapolis, United States of America.

Deniss Zelenkov is a freelance translator and contributing editor with over five years' experience working in digital media.

Over the course of these years, Deniss has been responsible for writing news features, curating branded content, as well as producing effective sales and marketing Read morecollateral with a focus on building an integrated content marketing strategy. 

Since 2018, Deniss has been specializing in legal, commercial and news translation. Text localization and proofreading services available upon request.

I'm a journalist and filmmaker with more than 15 years of experience producing award-winning stories in more than 30 countries, including Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the West Bank, Kashmir, and Iraq, as well as rebel-held territory in Sri Lanka and Burma.

I've reported for Al Jazeera Read moreEnglish, Newsweek, VICE, RYOT, NPR, BBC, CBS, AP, the Wall Street Journal, Seattle Times, and other international publications in video, radio, photo, and print formats.

Most recently, I spent a year working as a civilian videographer for the U.S. special forces command in Afghanistan. At rural, remote bases, I captured video of U.S. special forces and Afghan security forces.

I also work as an adjunct professor at New York University and New York Film Academy teaching public relations and broadcast journalism. I've got a master of fine arts degree in documentary studies, a master of arts degree in international relations, another master’s in public relations and a bachelor's in journalism.

I have been trained as a journalist and I have done creative writing as well as freelance photography. My studies involved a great deal of research and this has taught me how to do research properly and as deeply as needed for each project. Some of my pictures can be found on maashellee.wordpress.Read morecom and http://maashellee.deviantart.com/