Joel Veldkamp - Christian Solidarity International Visits Armenian Bishops in Jail | Ep 513, Feb 4, 2026 [EP513]

Scheduled for Wednesday, Feb 4, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Armenian Church | Series: cog, video

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Dr. Joel Veldkamp

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Episode 513 | Recorded: February 3, 2026

#ArmenianChurch #ReligiousFreedom #ClergyArrests #ChristianSolidarityInternational #HumanRightsInArmenia

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Joel Veldkamp

Joel Veldkamp is the director for public advocacy at Christian Solidarity International (CSI). He also serves as CSI’s representative to the United Nations in Geneva. Since 2020, he has been at the forefront of CSI’s advocacy efforts for the Armenians of Artsakh/Nagorno Karabakh. He holds a PhD in international history from the Geneva Graduate Institute, for his thesis on the Armenian and Arabic-speaking Christians of Aleppo during the French Mandate.

Asbed Bedrossian

Asbed Bedrossian is an IT professional, and for years oversaw the central IT enterprise infrastructure and services at USC. His decades of experience spanned across IT strategy, enterprise architecture, infrastructure, cybersecurity, enterprise applications, data center operations, high performance computing, ITSM, ITPM, and more.

Asbed founded the Armenian News Network Groong circa 1989/1990, and co-founded the ANN/Groong podcast in 2020.

Hovik Manucharyan

Hovik Manucharyan is an information security engineer who moved from Seattle to Armenia in 2022. He co-founded the ANN/Groong podcast in 2020 and has been a contributor to Groong News since the late 1990s.

Disclaimer: The views expressed by Hovik Manucharyan on the ANN/Groong podcast are his own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of his employer or any other organization.