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 holds a bachelor degree in journalism and a masters degree in media engineering. 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.

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