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EU Interference and Armenia's 2026 Elections | Ep 543, May 10, 2026 [EP543]
Posted on Sunday, May 10, 2026 | Category: Armenia, Politics | Series: cog, videoGroong Links:
Guest(s):
Topics:
- EU role in Armenia’s elections
- Fact-checkers and political bias
- Dissent labeled as disinformation
- Lawsuits, pressure, and intimidation
- Censorship and social media control
Episode 543 | Recorded: May 7, 2026
#Armenia #ArmenianElections #EU #Disinformation #FactChecking #Censorship #CivilSociety #FreeSpeech
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Armeniaâs Economy in 2022 - PART 1 Conversation with Vardan Aramyan
Topics:
- Inflation
- Monetary Policies
- Fiscal Policies
Guest:
- Mr. Vardan Aramyan is the former Minister of Finance of the Republic of Armenia from 2016-2018. He is currently Senior Vice President for Finance and Economy at Vallex Group in Yerevan.
Hosts:
- Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
- Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq
Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/CoG-20220812.html Episode 154 | Recorded on Friday, August 5, 2022
Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte | Ep 153 - August 11, 2022 [EP153]
Posted on Thursday, Aug 11, 2022 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Azerbaijan, Genocide, Armenian Genocide, Human Rights, Iran, Russia | Series: COGTalking with Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte | Ep 153 - August 11, 2022
- Growing up Armenian in Azerbaijan
- Experiencing Armenia as an Armenian from Azerbaijan
- Advocating for Armenian Families and Children
- Thoughts on the condition of Artsakh, and Armenia
- The projects in progress at Astvatsaturian.org, Annaâs 501c3 charity organization.
Guest:
- Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte is an Armenian-American author, city counselor, human rights advocate, and also a refugee from her original city of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, which her family fled, as violence mounted against Armenians.
Azerbaijan Attacks | Evacuating Berdzor & Aghavno | Chalabyan Re-arrested | Ep #152 - Aug 7, 2022 [EP152]
Posted on Tuesday, Aug 9, 2022 | Category: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Human Rights, Nagorno Karabakh, Economy | Series: WIRANN/Groong Week in Review - August 7, 2022
Topics:
- Azerbaijan Attacks Artsakh Again
- Armenian & Artsakh Authorities Evacuating Berdzor & Aghavno Population
- Avetik Chalabyan Re-arrested
Guests:
- Dr. Benyamin Poghosyan - TW/@Benyamin_Poghos
Host:
- Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
- Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq
Episode 152 | Recorded: Monday, August 8, 2022 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220807.html
Live from Aghavno with Alison Tahmizian Meuse | Ep #151 - Aug 7, 2022 [EP151]
Posted on Sunday, Aug 7, 2022 | Category: Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Armenia, Politics, Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Georgia, Israel, Genocide | Series: COGThis is a live recording of our Twitter Spaces discussion from August 7, 2022 with Alison Tahmizian Meuse who joined us from Aghavno.
The situation in Berdzor/Aghavno is quite concerning as residents were told to vacate their homes, their town and their homeland by August 25.
Guest: Alison Tahmizian Meuse
Hosts:
- Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
- Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq
Episode 151 | Recorded on August 7, 2022
Իրավիճակը Բերձորի շուրջ - The Situation Around Berdzor (Armenian) [EP150]
Posted on Sunday, Aug 7, 2022 | Category: Artsakh, Armenia, Politics, In Armenian, China, Russia, Nagorno Karabakh | Series: COGThe Situation Around Berdzor with Hakob Hakobyan and Davit Galstyan
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Hakob Hakobyan, co-chair of the Artsakh Justice Party. ÕÕ¡Õ¯Õ¸Õ¢ ÕÕ¡Õ¯Õ¸Õ¢ÕµÕ¡Õ¶, Ô±ÖÖÕ¡ÕÕ« Ô±ÖÕ¤Õ¡ÖÕ¸ÖÕ©ÕµÕ¸ÖÕ¶ Ô¿Õ¸ÖÕ½Õ¡Õ¯ÖÕ¸ÖÕ©ÕµÕ¡Õ¶ Õ¶Õ¡ÕÕ¡Õ£Õ¡Õ°:
David Galstyan(/guest/dgalstyan), leader of the Justice faction in the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh. Ô´Õ¡Õ¾Õ«Õ© Ô³Õ¡Õ¬Õ½Õ¿ÕµÕ¡Õ¶, Ô±ÖÖÕ¡ÕÕ« ÕÕ¡Õ¶ÖÕ¡ÕºÕ¥Õ¿Õ¸ÖÕ©ÕµÕ¡Õ¶ Ô±Õ¦Õ£Õ¡ÕµÕ«Õ¶ ÔºÕ¸Õ²Õ¸Õ¾Õ«
Tehran 2022 | Normalization | EU-Azerbaijan Gas Deal | Personae Non Grata | Ep #149 - July 31, 2022 [EP149]
Posted on Tuesday, Aug 2, 2022 | Category: Armenia, Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Syria, Genocide, China, India, Israel, Lebanon, Economy, Human Rights | Series: WIRANN/Groong Week in Review - July 31, 2022
Topics:
- Tehran 2022 Trilateral Summit
- âNormalizationâ or Pax Turkiana?
- EU - Azerbaijan gas deal
- Diaspora Personae Non-Grata
Guests:
- Yeghia Tashjian - TW/@yeghig
Host:
- Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq
Episode 149 | Recorded: Monday, July 31, 2022 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220731.html
Tevan Poghosyan: CIA in EVN | Armen Grigoryan | Papazian Banned | FMs Meet | Ep #148 - July 17, 2022 [EP148]
Posted on Wednesday, Jul 20, 2022 | Category: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Iran, Turkey, Human Rights, Syria, Genocide, Middle East, Ukraine | Series: WIRArmenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - July 17, 2022
Topics:
- 00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:02:30 CIA Chief in Armenia
- 00:18:26 Army Chief Appointed
- 00:30:41 Armen Grigoryan Dies in Court
- 00:45:14 Mourad Papazian is Denied Entry in Armenia
- 00:57:04 Bayramov and Mirzoyan in Tbilisi
- 01:06:11 Rants
Guests:
- Tevan Poghosyan - TW/@TevanPoghosyan
Host:
- Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
- Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq
Episode 148 | Recorded: Monday, July 19, 2022 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220717.html
A Conversation with Ardy Kassakhian, Mayor of Glendale, California | Ep #147 - July 14, 2022 [EP147]
Posted on Thursday, Jul 14, 2022 | Category: Armenia, Turkey, Ukraine, Artsakh, Iran, Genocide, Azerbaijan, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Economy, Russia | Series: COGArmenian News Network/Groong: Current Topics with the Mayor of Glendale - July 14, 2022 A Conversation with Ardy Kassakhian
Topics:
- 00:00 Introduction
- 01:33 Mayor and Councilman of Glendale
- 21:45 June 2022 Elections
- 29:03 US National Politics
- 37:43 Armenian-American Political Advocacy
- 53:55 Turkish-Armenian âNormalizationâ
- 58:00 Relations between Glendale and Armenia
Guest:
- Ardashes ‘Ardy’ Kassakhian is a Glendale City Councilman and the current mayor of Glendale.
Hosts:
- Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq
- Hovik Manucharyan TW/@hovikyerevan
Episode 147 | Recorded on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 Show notes: https://groong.org/podcasts/CoG-20220714.html
Developments in Regional Geopolitics and Censorship Laws | Ep #146 - July 10, 2022 [EP146]
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 12, 2022 | Category: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey, Russia, Syria, India, Georgia, Israel, China, Economy, Ukraine, Armenian Church | Series: WIRArmenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - July 10, 2022
Topics:
- 00:00 Introduction
- 01:40 Developments in the Regional Geopolitics
- 47:53 Watch your Internets!
- 55:58 Rants
Guests:
- Hrant Mikaelian / TW/@Hrant_M
- Dr. Benyamin Poghosyan / TW/@Benyamin_Poghos
Host:
- Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
- Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq
Episode 146 | Recorded: Monday, July 11, 2022 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220710.html
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