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
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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:
Guest:
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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
#SpotlightOnSilence #ArmeniaJustice #PoliticalPrisoners #FreedomOfSpeech #RuleOfLaw #HumanRights #Groong
Read MoreANN/Groong Week in Review - (Ep #6) - 08/09/2020 [EP6]
Posted on Monday, Aug 10, 2020 | Series: WIR
𝐀𝐍𝐍/𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 - 𝟎𝟖/𝟎𝟗/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎
Topics:
- The Massive Explosion in Beirut
- Lightning Round
- Turkey-Azerbaijan Military Exercises
- Mashtots Park
- Cyber Security Intrusion
- Law on Media Regulation
- Beirut Explosion
Guests
- 𝐀𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐨𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐚𝐧
- 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐲𝐚𝐧
- 𝐘𝐞𝐠𝐡𝐢𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐣𝐢𝐚𝐧
- 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐧
Hosts
- 𝐇𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐚𝐧
- 𝐀𝐬𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧
Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20200809.html Episode 6 | Recorded on August 9, 2020
ANN Groong Week in Review - 08/02/2020
Topics:
- Living With Conflict #WordsNotSwords
- Panel Discussion on Robert Kocharyan’s Interview
- Lightning Round
- The SIS Charges Arthur Danielyan
- Nominees for the Constitutional Court
- The PM’s Outlook on the State of the Pandemic
- Staff Changes in the Diaspora High Commissioner’s Office
Guests
Resident panelists:
Episode 5 | Recorded ob August 2, 2020
War Roundup | National Security Strategy | Headlines | People | Ep 4 - July 26, 2020 [EP4]
Posted on Monday, Jul 27, 2020 | Series: WIRANN Groong Week in Review - 07/26/2020
Topics:
- Panel: War roundup / Artsakh
- Conversation: National Security Doctrine
- Panel: National Security Doctrine
Guests
A Conversation with
- Karena Avedissian (special guest)
Episode 4 | Recorded on July 26, 2020
Clashes on Tavush Border | Debunking Azerbaijani Propaganda About Armenia Flooding Mingechaur Reservoir | Azerbaijani Missile Threat to Armenian Nuclear Power Plant | July 19, 2020 [EP2]
Posted on Sunday, Jul 19, 2020 | Series: WIRANN Groong Week in Review - 07/19/2020
Topics:
- Clashes on the Tavush Border
- Azerbaijani Propaganda around Armenian Threats to the Mingechaur Reservoid
- Azerbaijan’s threat to strike Armenia’s Nuclear Power Plant with missiles
Guests:
- Areg Danagoulian (Special Guest)
- Asbed Kotchikian
- Emil Sanamyan
- Alen Zamanyan
Episode 2 | Recorded on July 19 2020
Azerbaijan's Nuclear Threat on Armenia - Areg Danagoulian - Ep 3 - 07/19/2020 [EP3]
Posted on Friday, Jul 17, 2020 | Series: COGConversations on Groong
Safety and Security of Metsamor
Topics:
- Azerbaijan’s threat to attack the NPP
- Overall safety and security of the plant
- Safe handling of nuclear fuel
- Renewable energy alternatives to nuclear
- Maintenance and upgrades to the NPP
Episode 3 | Recorded on July 17, 2020
ANN/Groong Week in Review - 07/12/2020
Topics:
- The Constitutional Court Standoff Continues in Limbo
- Polls, and what you should know about them
- The Armenian Government’s response to COVID-19
- The State of Armenian Media: Media Freedoms During Covid
Guests:
Episode 1 | Recorded on July 12, 2020