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Weekly review of Armenian News from https://groong.org. Keeping up with news related to Armenia and Armenians can be challenging; the sheer volume of news in the past few years has increased greatly, and the rise of the “Fake News” phenomenon contributing to the erosion of trust in the news media. The diversity of languages used by the worldwide Armenian community also poses a challenge for Armenian news; there is a significant portion of news that originates in Armenian, sometimes in Russia ...
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Groong Week in Review - December 21, 2025 Topics: Ukraine War and EU Rift Siege on Etchmiadzin and the Church Peace Dividend or Political Theater TRIPP and Competing Power Claims Guest: Dziunik Aghajanian Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 498 | Recorded: December 23, 2025 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/498 VIDEO: https://yo…
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Spotlight on Silence - December 18, 2025 This episode examines a growing pattern of political pressure in Armenia, where journalists, lawyers, activists, and clergy are targeted through criminal prosecutions, selective justice, and coordinated propaganda. Drawing on recent cases and legal analysis, the discussion focuses on how laws such as Article…
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Groong Week in Review - December 14, 2025 Topics: - Armenia between EU and Russia - Church–state confrontation in Armenia - Artsakh concessions and return debate - Economy, debt, and governance - NSS raids Artsakh offices Guest: Arthur Khachatryan, MP Hosts: - Hovik Manucharyan - Asbed Bedrossian Episode 496 | Recorded: December 15, 2025 SHOW NOTES…
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Conversations on Groong - December 14, 2025 In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we examine how Venezuela’s vast oil reserves have become entangled in global conflict. The discussion links US pressure on Caracas to efforts to drive down oil prices, weaken Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, and limit Iran’s regional power amid rising fears of a …
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Groong Week in Review - December 7, 2025 Topics 1988 Earthquake Remembered Pashinyan’s War on the Armenian Church EU-Armenia Relations Nagorno-Karabakh Negotiation Documents ARAR Foundation Poll Guest Benyamin Poghosyan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 494 | Recorded: December 8, 2025 https://podcasts.groong.org/494 Subscribe and fo…
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Groong Week in Review - November 30, 2025 Topics OSCE MG Dissolved Libaridian on Submitting to Turkey and Azerbaijan New Constitution to be Drafted by March 2026 Archbishops, Letters, Attacks on the Church Border Commissions Meet in Baku Comments from Jacob Pursley Guest Arthur Khachikyan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 493 | Recor…
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Conversations on Groong - December 1, 2025 Topics: US and Venezuela Potential for New War on Iran Is Azerbaijan a “Middle Power”? Europe’s Confused Geopolitical Identity Armenia’s Confused Geopolitics Guest: Eldar Mamedov Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 492 | Recorded: November 29, 2025 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/SjcJMIis7sg SHOW NOT…
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Conversations on Groong - November 30, 2025 Topics: Venezuela Ukraine War Gaza TRIPP in Armenia Guest: Matthew Hoh Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 491 | Recorded: November 29, 2025 Show Notes: https://podcasts.groong.org/491 Video: https://youtu.be/ZZ_n9Mwum30 #Venezuela #AmericaFirst #USForeignPolicy #TRIPP #UkraineWar Subscribe …
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Conversations on Groong - November 27, 2025 Topics: Clergy Arrests in Armenia Church Under Pressure Prayer Breakfast Controversy Western Silence on Repression CSI’s Findings in Yerevan Guest: Joel Veldkamp Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 490 | Recorded: November 25, 2025 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/490 VIDEO: https://y…
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Conversations on Groong - November 26, 2025 Topics: Azerbaijan’s war crimes and impunity Sham trials of Artsakh leaders Silence of the OSCE and the West Armenia’s growing political repression Attacks on the Armenian Church Guest: Garen Jinbachian Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 489 | Recorded: November 23, 2025 SHOW NOTES: https:/…
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Groong Week in Review - November 23, 2025 Topics: High-Stakes Ukraine Talks Armenia’s Growing Political Detentions Pashinyan Honored In Kazakhstan Rising Pressure On The Church Impeachment vs. Elections Pashinyan Seizes Power Grid Guest: Hrant Mikaelian Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 488 | Recorded: November 24, 2025 SHOW NOTES: …
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Freedom of Speech at Risk in Armenia, Vagharshapat, RPA Strategy | Ep 487, Nov 19, 2025 Conversations on Groong - Recorded on: November 18, 2025 Topics Freedom of Expression at Risk in Armenia Vagharshapat Municipal Outcomes Republican Party Election Strategy Stand in Support of Independent Media and Journalism in Armenia Guest Hayk Mamijanyan Host…
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Groong Week in Review - November 16, 2025 Topics: Ukraine and Iran-Israel Conflicts C5+1 in Washington DC Vagharshapat/Etchmiadzin Municipal Guest: Sergei Melkonian Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 486 | Recorded: November 17, 2025 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/486 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/53k2AVy6gAA #ArmeniaPolitics #Sou…
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Imnemnimi Podcasters Arrested:Freedom of Expression at Risk in Armenia Conversations on Groong Topics Arrest of Imnemnimi Podcasters What are the Government’s Real Intentions? Silence of the West Call to All Media: Cover Aggressions Against Freedom of Expression in Armenia! Guest Arthur Khachikyan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 48…
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Groong Week in Review - November 9, 2025 Topics Nov 9: 44-Day War 5 years Hence Ukraine and Iran-Israel Conflicts Pres. Serge Sargsyan’s Interview Pres. Robert Kocharyan’s Interview Narek Karapetyan on Tucker Carlson Guest Arthur G Martirosyan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 484 | Recorded: November 10, 2025 https://podcasts.groong…
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Groong Week in Review - November 2, 2025 Topics: Ukraine war status and U.S.–Russia dynamics Church–state tensions and religious prosecutions Opposition arrests, trials, and civil liberties Border demarcation, enclaves Guest Benyamin Poghosyan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 483 | Recorded: November 3, 2025 SHOW NOTES: https://podc…
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Conversations on Groong - November 1, 2025 Topics: Timing and intent for an Israel and Iran clash Unfinished business from the June war US role, limited support or full entry Iran’s escalation ladder and Caucasus spillover scenarios Guest: Trita Parsi Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 482 | Recorded: October 30, 2025 SHOW NOTES: htt…
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Euronest, Aliyev Transit Move, Gyumri Mayor Arrest, Pashinyan vs. Church Groong Week in Review - October 26, 2025 Topics Euronest session takeaways Aliyev’s transit move and TRIPP Gyumri mayor arrest fallout Pashinyan’s push to control the Church Guest Arthur Khachatryan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 481 | Recorded: October 29, 2…
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Anastas Mikoyan, an Armenian Reformer in Khrushchev’s Kremlin Dr. Pietro Shakarian explains the core arguments and new archival findings behind his book on Anastas Mikoyan. We cover Mikoyan’s effort to devolve power inside the USSR during Khrushchev’s constitutional reform drive, what a confederal model could have meant, and why it stalled. We disc…
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Groong Week in Review - October 19, 2025 Topics Ukraine War, Trump - Putin Upcoming Summit Israel-Gaza “Cease Fire” Armenian Government Repressions Accelerate Guest Amb. Dziunik Aghajanian Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 479 | Recorded: October 20, 2025 https://podcasts.groong.org/479 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: lin…
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OTS & CIS summits, Trump-Aliyev Tensions, Armenia Opposition for 2026 Groong Week in Review - October 12, 2025 Topics Aliyev pushes “Zangezur Corridor” at OTS Pashinyan pitches “Trump Route” at CIS Putin–Aliyev meeting eases tensions Armenia’s opposition gears up for 2026 Guest Hrant Mikaelian Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 478 | …
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Ajapahyan Sentenced, Moldova, EPC, Peace Act, Dismantling the Armenian Military Groong Week in Review - October 5, 2025 Topics Ajapahyan Sentenced: 2 Years in Jail Moldova Election Lessons EPC in Copenhagen, WSF in Warsaw Peace Act Dismantling Armenia's Military Guest Benyamin Poghosyan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 477 | Recorde…
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44-Day War: A Tale of Betrayal Groong Week in Review - September 28, 2025 Topics Pashinyan’s rise and Western backing Breakdown of talks and secret meetings Failures and propaganda during the war Aftermath, revisionism, and political responsibility Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 476 | Recorded: September 28, 2025 https://podcasts.…
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Georgian Municipal Elections 2025 Topics Municipal Elections & Tbilisi Politics Foreign Agent Law, One Year Later Georgian Perspectives on TRIPP Guest Archil Sikharulidze Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 475 | Recorded: September 28, 2025 https://podcasts.groong.org/475 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong…
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Sep 19, Civil Contract, Opposition Inaction, Electric Network Groong Week in Review - September 21, 2025 Topics September 19, 2023, two years on Artsakh: blockade, starvation, Yerevan’s position, ethnic cleansing, and lasting effects on Armenia. Civil Contract’s 7th Congress and the “Fourth Republic”** New constitution path after 2026, Alma-Ata fra…
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Pashinyan Vote of No Confidence, Opposition Strategies Conversations on Groong - Recorded on: September 17, 2025 Topics TRIPP / Trump Route / Zangezur Corridor Vote of No Confidence “Pashinyan or War”? Guest Armen Ashotyan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 473 | Recorded: September 17, 2025 https://podcasts.groong.org/473 Subscribe a…
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Groong Week in Review - September 25, 2025 Topics September 13, 2022 War Serdar Kiliç in Armenia US State Dept. in Yerevan Shorter Military Service The Kitchen Sink Guest Arthur Khachatryan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 472 | Recorded: September 15, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong…
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War on Iran, Russia on TRIPP, New MPG Poll in Armenia, Economy Topics War in Iran Russia’s Stance on TRIPP New MPG Poll in Armenia Armenian Economy in H1/2025 Guest Hrant Mikaelian Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 471 | Recorded: September 8, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong…
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Conversations on Groong - September 5, 2025 In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Lenna Hovanessian of the ANC-Western Region about the aftermath of the August 8 White House meeting between Pashinyan, Aliyev, and Trump. The discussion examines what was left out of the agreements, including Artsakh’s right of return, the release …
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Multipolar Shifts at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit Topics SCO Summit in Tianjin, China China-India Thaw Power of Siberia Gas Pipeline What’s in it for Armenia? Guest Gilbert Doctorow Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 469 | Recorded: September 4, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong…
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Conversations on Groong - September 4, 2025 In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with international human rights lawyer Robert Amsterdam about the arrest and pre-trial detention of Armenian businessman and Church benefactor Samvel Karapetyan. We explore how Armenia’s courts are being used in a campaign of lawfare targeting political…
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Groong Week in Review - August 31, 2025 In this Week in Review, we look at Armenia’s role at the SCO summit, where Pashinyan struck a new “strategic partnership” with China while also meeting Putin, raising questions about Yerevan’s shifting alignments. We examine the August 8 Washington documents on TRIPP, where words like “corridor” and “99-year …
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TRIPP down Zangezur Corridor, Armenian Economy Conversations on Groong - Recorded on: August 28, 2025 Topics: Pashinyan, Aliyev, in the White House What “Peace”? Armenian Economy Guest Prof. Jeffrey Sachs Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 466 | Recorded: August 28, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong…
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Reflections on Life as a Political Prisoner, Attacks on the Church and Sovereignty Conversations on Groong - August 28, 2025 Topics Imprisonment and Political Persecution International and Diaspora Response Pashinyan Regime Attack on the Church The Managed Capitulation Process Guest Armen Ashotyan, VP of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Hosts …
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State Sovereignty Day, TRIPP Trap, Reactions, Kitchen Sink Groong Week in Review - August 24, 2025 Topics August 23: Armenia’s declaration of State Sovereignty The TRIPP Trap Iran - Pezeshkian’s Visit Russia - Overchuk’s visit The Kitchen Sink Guest Tevan Poghosyan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 464 | Recorded: August 25, 2025 Sub…
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Alaska Summit, Trump Corridor, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Emerging Opposition “Our Way”/”Մեր Ձեվով” Groong Week in Review - August 17, 2025 Topics Trump-Putin Alaska Summit Trump Corridor Politics Russian-Azerbaijani Relations Russian-Iranian Recalibration New Opposition Emerging - Our Way Guest Sergei Melkonian Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedross…
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Pashinyan vs. the Church, India Armenia, NGOs and Foreign Influence, Trump Corridor Topics Pashinyan vs. The Armenian Church Indian-Armenian Relations NGOs and Foreign Influence U.S. Geopolitics and the Trump Corridor Guest Christine Arakelian Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 462 | Recorded: August 15, 2025 Subscribe and follow us e…
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Conversations on Groong - August 16, 2025 In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with analyst Hamid Bahrami about Iran’s shifting role in the South Caucasus following the White House meeting between Trump, Pashinyan, and Aliyev that unveiled the TRIPP corridor, also known as the Trump Route. We examine how the project threatens to byp…
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Armenia in the Crosshairs of US Geopolitical Winds Conversations on Groong - Recorded: August 11, 2025 Topics US Geopolitics #Gaza, #Iran, #Russia, #Ukraine #DonaldTrump, #Pashinyan, #Aliyev meet in the #WhiteHouse Guest Christine Arakelian Col. Douglas A. MacGregor Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 460 | Recorded: August 11, 2025 Su…
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Trump, Aliyev, Pashinyan Oval Office Meeting and Reactions Groong Week in Review - August 10, 2025 Topics Trump, Aliyev, Pashinyan Meeting Iranian Reaction Russian Reaction Guest Amb. Dziunik Aghajanian Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 459 | Recorded: August 11, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong…
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Conversations on Groong - August 9, 2025 In this episode, former U.S. Army officer and military-political analyst Stanislav Krapivnik discusses the geopolitical fallout from the Trump-Pashinyan-Aliyev summit in Washington, which saw the announcement of a "peace" framework, the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, U.S. plans for a 99-year "Trump Cor…
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Groong Week in Review - August 3, 2025 In Episode 457 of the Groong Podcast, we examine growing regional and domestic pressures on Armenia. From a U.S.-backed proposal to lease the Zangezur Corridor to Trump’s August 8 ultimatum for Russia to cease its war in Ukraine, the episode explores how shifting global power dynamics could impact Armenia’s so…
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Public Trust in Freefall, Church on the Rise, and Corridor Pressures Mount Groong Week in Review - July 27, 2025 Topics Corridor Logic Crackdown Logic IRI Poll Russian in the South Caucasus Guest Benyamin Poghosyan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 456 | Recorded: July 28, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/gr…
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Artsakh Negotiations, Armenian Domestic Politics Topics Artsakh Negotiations Armenian Domestic Politics Guest Arthur Khachatryan Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 455 | Recorded: July 25, 2025 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/455 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong…
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Conversations on Groong - July 24, 2025 Topics EU Strategy in the South Caucasus Attacks on the National Church(es) 2025 Local Election Politics Guest Archil Sikharulidze Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 454 | Recorded: July 22, 2025 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/454 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/r1tgtP-d0lE #ArmenianNews #South…
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Groong Week in Review - July 13, 2025 Topics Pashinyan meets Aliyev in Abu Dhabi Continued Persecution of Church and Opposition Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 453 | Recorded: July 13, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groongBy Armenian News Network / Groong
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Groong Week in Review - July 6, 2025 In this episode of the Groong Podcast, we are joined by Arthur Martirosyan for a Week in Review covering Armenia’s shifting geopolitical landscape and domestic upheaval. The discussion explores the controversial proposal for a U.S.-controlled corridor through Syunik, tensions between Russia and Azerbaijan, and P…
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Groong Week in Review - June 29, 2025 Topics Iran War Iran-Azerbaijan Relations Russian-Azerbaijani Tensions Russian-Armenian Relations Persecution of The Church Continues Kaja Kallas in Armenia OIC Declaration Guest Dziunik Aghajanian Hosts Hovik Manucharyan Asbed Bedrossian Episode 451 | Recorded: June 29, 2025 Subscribe and follow us everywhere …
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Conversations on Groong - June 28, 2025 In this episode of Conversations on Groong, retired Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski joins us to unpack the so-called “12-Day War” between Israel and Iran, and the troubling ways in which Donald Trump has redefined his “America First” doctrine to justify U.S. involvement. We examine Trump’s strikes on Iranian nucle…
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Groong Week in Review - June 22, 2025 This Week in Review episode features Sergei Melkonian and covers a turbulent week in Armenia and the region. As Israel and the U.S. launched a short but intense war on Iran, Armenia found itself navigating heightened regional risks, a rising refugee flow, and diplomatic silence. Meanwhile, domestically, Prime M…
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