Participation in LGBT+ cases: defended detainees at May Day demonstrations in 2014, defended detained picketers at the Representative Office of the Chechen Republic in 2019, ruined the homopropaganda case at the Stanislav Markelov Memorial March in 2020, defended t*activists detained near the State Duma in 2020, rescued t*people from arrest for actions in 2020-2022; actively organized or participated in actions and campaigns of the LGBT community since 2012.

In 2011-2013 he was engaged in scientific and sociological research. In 2013-2019, he worked as an accountant in the trade union, and since 2015 he combined this position with the position of executive director of the apparatus of the Trade Union. From 2016 to 2019, he was an assistant to the O.V. Shein, the deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. In 2018-2020, he was a judicial representative in various public organizations.

In 2021 — 2022, he was a trial lawyer at an independent Russian human rights media project, where, among other things, he is responsible for legal assistance related to LGBT issues. Specializes in the areas of criminal, administrative, labor law.

As an expert, he has repeatedly collaborated with several LGBT+ organisations, as well as various media. In 2007-2019, he was an activist in the movement for workers' rights, in 2014-2019 he was a member of the Control and Audit Commission of the All-Russian Union (Association) of Trade Unions of the Confederation of Labor of Russia.

Participated in the organization and conduct of most public protest actions of the LGBT community in Moscow over the past 10 years, was repeatedly detained by the police at pickets. He is a staunch supporter of collegiality in work, which is evident in the internal work and a healthy friendly climate in the team. And in order not to lose his legal experience, he participates as a defender and representative in landmark court hearings and the initial survey of applicants.

Permanently resides in Moscow. No relocation planned.

Areas of practice: administrative violation cases, public law

Areas of practice: company law, criminalistics

Area of practice: civil law

Areas of practice: medical law, psychiatric examination

City: Moscow

Areas of practice: philologist, translator from English, German, Finnish

University: MSU

Activist: since 2019

Birth year: 2000

Participation in LGBT+ cases: organized and participated in actions and campaigns of the LGBT community since 2020.

Philologist. Works as a translator from German and English, also knows Finnish and French. Responsible for the content of pages in the social networks of LGBT+ organisations including the creation of original content.

Participated in LGBT activism since 2020. Participated in pickets against the Mizulina-Narusova bill in 2020, in the Open Art festival. Participated in the organization and holding of the Week against Homophobia in 2021. Since 2022, he has been coordinating the volunteer network of the large LGBT+ organisation.

Calm, restrained, conflict-free. Always ready to help fellow workers. Has the ability to easily establish friendly relations with all members of the team.

Permanently resides in Moscow. No relocation planned.

Areas of practice: cases of “homopropaganda” and taking into account the motive of hatred towards LGBT+ people.

Lawyer, expert in medical law. Since 2017, he has rich experience in human rights activities in an independent Russian human rights media and The international historical, educational, charitable and human rights society, defending citizens unlawfully detained at street protests in courts.

He has a scientific title and a degree in medicine. For a long time he was engaged in teaching and scientific work, then practical as a psychiatrist.

Successfully uses, in addition to legal, knowledge of psychology and psychiatry for assistance and advice to persons seeking help from the organization. Handles cases in any way related to medical issues and psychological abuse. Consults as a psychiatrist, as a psychologist.

He is well versed in the topics and problems of the community. In 2022, he participated in the Moscow elections as a candidate from the block of LGBT activists and won in the precincts.

Permanently resides in Moscow. No relocation planned.

City: Saint Petersburg

Areas of practice: protection of victims' rights, disputes with the civil registry offices, work under the Minsk Convention, protection of persons involved in administrative offenses and accused of minor crimes, socially significant diseases (HIV, STIs, hepatitis, tuberculosis, mental illnesses), other relations with government agencies and non-standard legal situations

University: St. Petersburg State Budgetary Professional Educational Institution “Petrovsky College”, Autonomous Non-Profit Organization of Higher Education "St. Petersburg Law Academy"

Birth year: 1989

Participation in LGBT+ cases: Lawyer, human rights activist. Since 2016, she has been protecting the rights of representatives of stigmatized communities. Has extensive and diverse legal and life experience. For instance, she performed state duties of a juror, was in the status of a victim of a particularly serious crime. Actively cooperates with NGOs and commercial organizations. Has the widest practice in Russia in court cases related to changes in the gender marker (including those on new territories). She is well versed in the legislation criminalizing sex work and webcamming (6.11 Administrative Code, 241, 242 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

A lawyer and human rights activist, she has been working closely with the an independent Russian human rights media project since 2017. He has extensive experience in defending in courts and police departments of citizens detained for peaceful protests. From 2019 to 2020, she led the legal service of the an independent Russian human rights media project.

She provided legal assistance to women in the North Caucasus within the framework of the “Caucasus without a mother” project (working with statements about child abductions, domestic violence, in the field of family law). Repeatedly conducted training seminars for lawyers and advocates on the conduct of political cases in courts.

She took part in peaceful protest actions in defense of the rights of freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, against political repression, for equal rights of citizens, against war, for fair elections.

She inspires the team, regularly shares her experience, her free manners and kindness make it easy to establish and maintain working relationships with colleagues from various human rights organizations.

Permanently resides in Moscow. No relocation planned.

A lawyer, since 2019 she has been carrying out human rights activities, representing the interests of citizens and organizations in courts, including challenging the illegal actions of the authorities in connection with peaceful public actions. In 2020-2022, she was a lawyer for the Moscow LGBT initiative group Stimul. Since 2022, a lawyer for a one more lrge LGBT+ organization.

Since 2015, she has been involved in activism. She took part in the Rainbow Flash Mob, participated in pickets designed to draw attention to discrimination against the LGBT community in Russia. Participated in activities aimed at raising the visibility of violations of women's rights. Prior to the introduction of a ban on holding public events, she took part as a speaker at public events dedicated to International Women's Day.

City: Moscow

Areas of practice: jurisprudence (criminal)

University: MSU

Engaged in activism: since 2019

Birth year: 1999

Participation in LGBT+ cases: organized and participated in actions and campaigns of the LGBT community since 2021

City: Moscow

Areas of practice: criminal law, civil law, family law, arbitration

University: Omsk Law Academy

Birth year: 1990

Participation in LGBT+ cases: Cooperation with Russian human rights organizations, representation interests and counseling of human rights and LGBT beneficiaries organizations, participation in Russian and foreign events dedicated to human rights activities, assistance to transgender persons in cases of gender change markers in documents, advocacy events to open a commission for transgender people, conducting legal, educational seminars for LGBT people communities in cooperation with various human rights organizations, leading lawyer of the legal service one of the largest LGBT+ organisations (since 2019), representing the interests of the victims, achieved the recognition of the hate motive to the LGBT social group, in the actions of the accused who committed in 2017 attack on the participants of the “IV LGBTQIA+ Conference”

Researcher

She completed her postgraduate studies in 2012. Lawyer, status received in November 2011, since then she has been continuously in private practice, and also acts as a defense attorney by appointment in criminal cases. She has extensive experience in handling cases of hate crimes, changing documents for transgender people, and also understands labor law and the mechanism for challenging the status of a foreign agent. She has experience defending in jury trials.

She has also been engaged in LGBT activism since 2009, took part in many educational and activist events herself and defended their participants in pro bono courts. She is the founder of several large LGBT+ organizations and festivals, and has led these organizations for a long time.

She has extensive professional and activist experience, which she is always ready to share with her colleagues. Able to work effectively under any circumstances and in any condition. Participated in various talk shows on Russian television.

Permanently resides in Moscow. No relocation planned.