Speakers

Mariam Nikuradze

Co-founder & Journalist, OC Media

Mariam Nikuradze is a photojournalist and reporter based in Tbilisi, Georgia with more than 15 years of experience on reporting on the ground.

Mariam is also a co-founder and director of OC Media, an online media outlet which covers North and South Caucasus.

Mariam is a recipient of multiple awards, including Fritt Ord Free Media Award, prestigious Lekso Award for her contribution to covering protests in Georgia; she's also a recipient of Medal of Civic Dedication for her work as a journalist during mass dispersals of the protests in the country.

Mariam is particularly interested in covering topics about gender equality, freedom of expression, minority rights and workers' rights.