Tatev Hovhannisyan is a bright and bold Armenian feminist investigative journalist, currently working as the Europe and Eurasia editor of the Tracking the Backlash project of openDemocracy. She oversees the production of ambitious, cross-border investigative journalism and powerful storytelling that challenges power and inspires change. Her particular interest is tracking attacks on universal human rights and investigating the funding of anti-gender movements in Europe. This year, she was invited to speak for the European Parliament, gave a course on journalism at Oxford, was part of this year’s Evens Foundation‘s Journalism Prize Jury in Brussels, and participated in academic conferences such as the Seville 2022 conference on De-democratisation, gender + and exclusion policies. She is also an invited lecturer at Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences. Her writing has appeared in many international media outlets, such as the BBC, Euronews, the Guardian, Mother Jones, and she was interviewed for the iconic Ms. Magazine. She has a background in Oriental studies and journalism, and masters 5 languages. Tatev is also a mental health advocate and is initiating conversations about improving wellbeing in newsrooms.

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