Armenian News Network/Groong, an Armenian podcast providing objective coverage on Armenia, Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and the Armenian diaspora. Find us and follow us everywhere on social media. Here are our links: linktr.ee/groong.
Asbed Bedrossian
Hovik Manucharyan
Latest Episode
Spotlight on Silence: InJustice in Armenia | Ep 497, Dec 18, 2025 [EP497]
Posted on Thursday, Dec 18, 2025 | Category: Armenia, Spotlight on Silence, Political Prisoners | Series: video, sosGroong Links:
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Topics:
- Criminalization of Speech and Dissent in Armenia
- Legal Pressure on Lawyers, Journalists, and Clergy
- Selective Justice and Coordinated Propaganda
- Article 236 and the Policing of Protest
Episode 497 | Recorded: December 14, 2025
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Read MoreVaruzhan Geghamyan - Armenian Azerbaijani Talks | Raisi Erdogan meet in Ankara | Politics | Ep 306 - Feb 4, 2024 [EP306]
Posted on Sunday, Feb 4, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Azerbaijan, Iran | Series: WIR
Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - Feb 4, 2024
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Topics:
- Diplomatic Flurry
- Raisi in Ankara
- Raisi in Moscow
- Putin in Ankara
- Aliyev’s Constitution for Armenia
- How can the Opposition become a consequential force?
Episode 306 | Recorded: February 3, 2024
Anna Karapetyan - Armenian Azerbaijani Talks | Is Armenia Rearming? | Pashinyan and the Constitution | Ep 305 - Jan 28, 2024 [EP305]
Posted on Monday, Jan 29, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Politics | Series: wir
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- Armenia Azerbaijan Negotiations
- Is Armenia Rearming itself?
- Pashinyan and the Constitution
Episode 305 | Recorded: January 29, 2024
Yeghia Tashjian - World in Conflict | Armenian Azerbaijani Negotiations | 2024 Outlook | Ep. 304 - Jan 21, 2024 [EP304]
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 23, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Politics, Israel, Middle East | Series: wir
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Topics:
- World in Conflict
- Ukraine, Israel-Gaza, Middle East
- Armenia Azerbaijan Negotiations
- Prognosis for 2024
- Thoughts from the Participants
Episode 304 | Recorded: January 22, 2024
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Topics:
- An Armenian in St. Petersburg, Russia
- Russian Perceptions and Outlook on the War in Ukraine
- Perceptions of Armenia and Artsakh in Russia
- World Events that might Affect Outcome of the War in Ukraine
- Where do Armenia and Artsakh Figure in a New World Order?
Episode 303 | Recorded: January 22, 2024
Karen Vrtanesyan - Illusion of Normalcy | Political Prisoners & Judicial Harassment | Negotiations | Military Capacity | What Next | Ep 302 - January 14, 2024 [EP302]
Posted on Monday, Jan 15, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Politics | Series: wir
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Topics:
- “Forced Illusion of Normalcy”
- Political Prisoners and Judicial Harassment
- Negotiations and “Peace Treaty”
- Armenia’s Military Capacity
- What Need to be Done?
- Thoughts from the Participants
Episode 302 | Recorded: January 14, 2024
Tevan Poghosyan - Crossroads of Peace | Iran | Russia | French Weapons | Artsakh | Ep 301 - January 7, 2023 [EP301]
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 9, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Politics | Series: wir
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Topics:
- Public TV Cancels Catholicos New Year’s Address
- Governor Hunting Season
- “Zangezur corridor” redux; “Peace treaty”
- Thoughts from the Participants
- Podcasts, labels, and language of division
Episode 301 | Recorded: January 8, 2023
Benyamin Poghosyan - Shahramanyan Annuls Artsakh Dissolution | Insecurity without Borders | Pashinyan in St. Petersburgh | Year-end Predictions | Ep 300, Dec 31, 2023 [EP300]
Posted on Saturday, Dec 30, 2023 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Politics | Series: wir
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Topics:
- Artsakh President Annuls Dissolution of Republic
- Insecurity without Borders
- Pashinyan in St. Petersburg
- Year-end 2023 Predictions Review
- Predictions for 2024
Episode 300 | Recorded: December 31, 2023
Arthur G Martirosyan - Negotiations | Point Zero | Western Interests | Israel Gaza Conflict | Ep 299 - Dec 17, 2023 [EP299]
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 19, 2023 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Politics | Series: wir
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Topics:
- Negotiations
- Strategy, Prisoner Exchange, “Point Zero”
- The West’s Interests
- Israel-Gaza Conflict
Episode 299 | Recorded: December 18, 2023
Aghasi Yenokian - Ruling Party Power Grabs | Early Elections | Judiciary Concerns | Ալտերնատիվ պատմություն Հայոց | Ep 298, Dec. 14, 2023 [EP298]
Posted on Thursday, Dec 14, 2023 | Category: Armenia | Series: cog
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Topics:
- Ruling Party Power Grabs
- Why is Civil Contract so Adamant on Total Municipal Control
- Political Prisoners
- Early/Snap Elections?
- Armenia’s Controlled Judiciary
- About Yenokian’s new book: Ալտերնատիվ պատմություն Հայոց
Episode 298 | Recorded: December 13, 2023