Franz J. Marty is a freelance journalist and, since September 2023, based in Tbilisi, Georgia, from where he covers the wider Caucasus region and also keeps a close eye on Afghanistan.

Before moving to Tbilisi, Franz J. Marty has, between December 2014 and June 2023, including during the Taliban’Read mores overthrow of the Afghan Republic in August 2021, lived and worked in Afghanistan. His work in Afghanistan included exclusive interviews with Taliban and members of the self-declared Islamic State, embeds, as well as unaccompanied investigative reporting from various, at times remote and hostile corners of the country.

His articles have been published by, amongst others, The Diplomat, the Swiss Institute for Global Affairs, Inkstick, The Central Asia - Caucasus Analyst, The Afghanistan Analysts Network, and the Neue Zürcher Zeitung. He has also done numerous live hits for tv channels such as CNN, DW, and France 24 and radio stations such as BBC World Service and RFI.

He can be followed @franzjmarty on Twitter.

Robin Forestier-Walker is an award winning foreign correspondent based out of Tbilisi, Georgia. After beginning his career with the BBC in London in 2000, Robin moved first to Almaty in 2008 and began reporting for Al Jazeera English, covering news and current affairs from Bishkek to Budapest, Read morebefore moving to Georgia in 2013. He is an experienced broadcaster, witnessing major news events from Ukraine's conflict with Russia and political crisis in 2014 to Armenia's Velvet Revolution in 2018. He has produced and presented for flagship current affairs programmes including Al Jazeera's Listening Post, People and Power and 101 East. Recently he has been developing documentary projects and is an alumni of Germany's prestigious Documentary Campus. His web series, “Clash of Narratives”, a wry take on political echo chambers, was his directorial debut for Coda Story, long-listed for the One World Media Awards in 2018, and officially selected for Raindance 2017.

I'm passionate about pursuing environmental and cultural stories and just as obsessed in capturing cinematic moments in human stories. I write and I film. I've been published and broadcast by Al Jazeera, BBC, VOA, National Geographic, Bloomberg Quicktake, CCTV News (Now CGTN), Dutch Channel VPRO, Read moreGlobal Post (now part of PRI), CNN's cinematic platform Great Big Story and more. 

I've also filmed and produced advocacy short-docs for MAC Georgia, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières (AVSF), Czech NGO People In Need (PIN) etc.

Tamar Svanidze is a freelance journalist mostly covering political and social developments in the Caucasus and Eastern Europe. She has experience in the field of elections, human rights and post-conflict development. She is experienced in assisting media crew in different projects.

Alexander Kaffka is a journalist and editor based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Since 2019 I've been publishing Caucasian Journal (******) - the first multi-lingual online resource for South Caucasus region; I contribute occasionally to media such as Semafor, International Policy Digest, Zenger News.  Read morePreviously many years in editing, publishing, PR (a leading U.S. agency). Have worked at top foreign policy think tanks internationally. Ph.D. in political science, speak 5 European languages.

Hi! I'm a producer and fixer. Now based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

David Nikuradze is journalist with 20 years of experience covering international politics and transatlantic relations in Washington, D.C. He possesses in-depth expertise in U.S. politics, European affairs, and Eurasian issues. Throughout his career, he has reported on significant events such as Read moremilitary campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Norway attacks, Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, as well as the U.S. Presidential elections, election campaigns, and National Conventions in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020. Furthermore, he has provided insightful coverage of activities in the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Congress, NATO summits, and has conducted exclusive interviews with numerous high-ranking officials, including the President of the United States.
He is proficient not only in journalistic work but also in professional video editing, utilizing the Final Cut Pro.

Melanie Hamilton is a journalist based in Tbilisi with a strong focus on culturally significant stories and the people behind them in Georgia and throughout the Caucasus and Eastern Europe.

Aygun is a freelance journalist publishing in Azerbaijani and regional media, including her current work as a multimedia producer at Voice of America. She has also worked on international documentary film festivals including CineDOC-Tbilisi and DokuBaku and is the founder of Sevil, an international Read morewomen’s documentary film festival in Azerbaijan.

I am journalist, photographer and documentary filmmaker based in Tbilisi, Georgia. Contact to me and we can discuss the details. Also I will share my documentary with you, if you are interested. As Journalist and Photographer I worked in Javakheti local information center, also I work in tsarizm.Read morecom as freelance.

Also, this is my portfolio. - https://www.behance.net/arturmosoyan

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