Three members of “Pussy Riot” during the trial in Moscow where they were sentenced to three years for ‘hooliganism’ (Photo from REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva)

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.