Constitutional Court Standoff

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Guest(s):

• Arthur G. Martirosyan

Topics:

• Contested results and thresholds
• Pashinyan’s post-election crackdown
• Western backing and interference
• Russia’s delayed pressure campaign
• Opposition choices after the vote

Episode 557 | Recorded: June 9, 2026

#ArmenianElections #Armenia #NikolPashinyan #CivilContract #StrongArmenia #ArmenianOpposition

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Guest(s):

• Arthur G. Martirosyan

Topics:

• Contested results and thresholds
• Pashinyan’s post-election crackdown
• Western backing and interference
• Russia’s delayed pressure campaign
• Opposition choices after the vote

Episode 557 | Recorded: June 9, 2026

#ArmenianElections #Armenia #NikolPashinyan #CivilContract #StrongArmenia #ArmenianOpposition

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Guest:

• Anna Grigoryan

Topics:

• Return of Four Hostages
• Pashinyan vs. Church
• TRIPP
• Armenia Parliamentary Election

Episode 507 | Recorded: January 16, 2026

#AnnaGrigoryan #Armenia #ArmenianPolitics #TRIPP #ArmenianChurch #POWs

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Guest:

• Anna Grigoryan

Topics:

• Return of Four Hostages
• Pashinyan vs. Church
• TRIPP
• Armenia Parliamentary Election

Episode 507 | Recorded: January 16, 2026

#AnnaGrigoryan #Armenia #ArmenianPolitics #TRIPP #ArmenianChurch #POWs

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Guest:

• Hayk Mamijanyan

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

Episode 487 | Recorded: November 18, 2025

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Guest:

• Hayk Mamijanyan

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

Episode 487 | Recorded: November 18, 2025

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Guest:

• Archil Sikharulidze

Topics:

• Constitutional Crisis In Georgia?
• Western Reactions and Escalation
• Russian Reactions and Georgia’s Strategic Direction
• Unrest In Abkhazia

Episode 388 | Recorded: November 30, 2024

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Guest:

• Archil Sikharulidze

Topics:

• Constitutional Crisis In Georgia?
• Western Reactions and Escalation
• Russian Reactions and Georgia’s Strategic Direction
• Unrest In Abkhazia

Episode 388 | Recorded: November 30, 2024

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Guest:

• Tevan Poghosyan

Topics:

• Armenia-Azerbaijan talks
• COP29: Diplomacy and boycotts
• Gyumri’s political intrigues
• Mass dismissal of Armenian government members
• Police “reform”
• Legislative Changes In Preparation For Elections

Episode 386 | Recorded: November 17, 2024

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Guest:

• Tevan Poghosyan

Topics:

• Armenia-Azerbaijan talks
• COP29: Diplomacy and boycotts
• Gyumri’s political intrigues
• Mass dismissal of Armenian government members
• Police “reform”
• Legislative Changes In Preparation For Elections

Episode 386 | Recorded: November 17, 2024

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Guest:

• Anna Karapetyan Director of the Insight Analytical Center for Applied Policy and Research.

Topics:

• Armenia at the BRICS Summit
• Armenia Azerbaijan Talks
• Armenia at COP29
• European Parliament Resolution

Episode 379 | Recorded: October 29, 2024

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Guest:

• Anna Karapetyan Director of the Insight Analytical Center for Applied Policy and Research.

Topics:

• Armenia at the BRICS Summit
• Armenia Azerbaijan Talks
• Armenia at COP29
• European Parliament Resolution

Episode 379 | Recorded: October 29, 2024

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Guest:

• Amb. Dziunik Aghajanian

Topics:

• Azerbaijan Escalates Threats
• Russia-Armenia Relations
• Eat Rice, not Wheat, Have some Cold Winters!
• Srbazan Movement Update
• Regional Geopolitics
  • Iran-Russia
  • Israel-Iran
  • Georgian Elections

Episode 374 | Recorded: October 14, 2024

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Guest:

• Amb. Dziunik Aghajanian

Topics:

• Azerbaijan Escalates Threats
• Russia-Armenia Relations
• Eat Rice, not Wheat, Have some Cold Winters!
• Srbazan Movement Update
• Regional Geopolitics
  • Iran-Russia
  • Israel-Iran
  • Georgian Elections

Episode 374 | Recorded: October 14, 2024

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Guest:

• Benyamin Poghosyan

Topics:

• Armenian Azerbaijani Talks
• Escalation in the Middle East
• Constitutional Court Punts
• Upcoming BRICS Summit

Episode 373 | Recorded: Octoberr 7, 2024

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Guest:

• Benyamin Poghosyan

Topics:

• Armenian Azerbaijani Talks
• Escalation in the Middle East
• Constitutional Court Punts
• Upcoming BRICS Summit

Episode 373 | Recorded: Octoberr 7, 2024

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Guest:

• Hrant Mikaelian

Topics:

• Tavush Protests Gain Momentum
• Pashinyan Pressing Ahead with Land Concessions
• Poll Results on Tavush Protests

Episode 371 | Recorded: September 30, 2024

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Guest:

• Hrant Mikaelian

Topics:

• Tavush Protests Gain Momentum
• Pashinyan Pressing Ahead with Land Concessions
• Poll Results on Tavush Protests

Episode 371 | Recorded: September 30, 2024

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Topics:

• Report on Police Brutality on June 12 Rally
• PACE Resolution on Armenia
• Armenia’s High Pretrial Detention Rate
• Spotlight on Political Prisoner: Avetik Chalabyan

Guest:

• Rafael Ishkhanyan

Episode 343 | Recorded: June 28, 2024

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Topics:

• Report on Police Brutality on June 12 Rally
• PACE Resolution on Armenia
• Armenia’s High Pretrial Detention Rate
• Spotlight on Political Prisoner: Avetik Chalabyan

Guest:

• Rafael Ishkhanyan

Episode 343 | Recorded: June 28, 2024

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Topics:

• IRI Poll, December 2023
• MPG Poll, February 2024

Guest:

• Hrant Mikaelian

Topics:

Episode 317 | Recorded: March 16, 2024

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Topics:

• IRI Poll, December 2023
• MPG Poll, February 2024

Guest:

• Hrant Mikaelian

Topics:

Episode 317 | Recorded: March 16, 2024

Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - Feb 4, 2024

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• linktr.ee/Groong

Guest:

• Varuzhan Geghamyan

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

Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - Feb 4, 2024

Groong Links:

• linktr.ee/Groong

Guest:

• Varuzhan Geghamyan

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

Groong Links:

• linktr.ee/Groong

Guest:

• Anna Karapetyan

Topics:

• Armenia Azerbaijan Negotiations
• Is Armenia Rearming itself?
• Pashinyan and the Constitution

Episode 305 | Recorded: January 29, 2024

Groong Links:

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Guest:

• Anna Karapetyan

Topics:

• Armenia Azerbaijan Negotiations
• Is Armenia Rearming itself?
• Pashinyan and the Constitution

Episode 305 | Recorded: January 29, 2024

Groong Links:

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Guest:

• Aghasi Yenokyan

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

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Guest:

• Aghasi Yenokyan

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

Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 274, August 19, 2023

Armenian News Network Groong - August 19, 2023

Guest:

• Gev Iskajyan

Topics:

• Latest Developments around Artsakh
  • Kidnapping of People at Checkpoints
  • Cases of Starvation, Miscarriages
• UNSC Discussion of Artsakh 
  • Lack of a Resolution and Follow-Through
  • Armenia’s Diplomatic Failures
• New Artsakh parliament speaker David Ishkhanyan
• Internet Stoppage, Food, Gas, Electricity Shortages
• Continuing Azeri Aggression, troop movements and Buildup

Episode 274 | Recorded: August 19, 2023

Artsakh Blockade Flash Update with Gev Iskajyan - Ep 274, August 19, 2023

Armenian News Network Groong - August 19, 2023

Guest:

• Gev Iskajyan

Topics:

• Latest Developments around Artsakh
  • Kidnapping of People at Checkpoints
  • Cases of Starvation, Miscarriages
• UNSC Discussion of Artsakh 
  • Lack of a Resolution and Follow-Through
  • Armenia’s Diplomatic Failures
• New Artsakh parliament speaker David Ishkhanyan
• Internet Stoppage, Food, Gas, Electricity Shortages
• Continuing Azeri Aggression, troop movements and Buildup

Episode 274 | Recorded: August 19, 2023

Guest:

• Hrant Mikaelian

Topics:

• Latest on Armenian Azerbaijani Negotiations
• Economic State in Armenia
• September Yerevan Mayoral Elections
• Estimating the War Dead
• Hayaqve [.am]

Episode 269 | Recorded: July 17, 2023

Guest:

• Hrant Mikaelian

Topics:

• Latest on Armenian Azerbaijani Negotiations
• Economic State in Armenia
• September Yerevan Mayoral Elections
• Estimating the War Dead
• Hayaqve [.am]

Episode 269 | Recorded: July 17, 2023

Guest:

• Tevan Poghosyan

Topics:

• Accelerated Negotiations
  • Negotiations Carousel
  • Meghri Railway
  • Russia Finances Rasht-Astara
  • Rallies in Artsakh and Kornidzor
• Artsakh Domestic Politics

Episode 256 | Recorded: May 22, 2023

Guest:

• Tevan Poghosyan

Topics:

• Accelerated Negotiations
  • Negotiations Carousel
  • Meghri Railway
  • Russia Finances Rasht-Astara
  • Rallies in Artsakh and Kornidzor
• Artsakh Domestic Politics

Episode 256 | Recorded: May 22, 2023

Guest:

• Suren Sargsyan

Topic:

• Azerbaijan Invades, Pashinyan “Explains”
• Armenia at the Democracy Summit
• Armenia and the Rome Statute
• Iran FM in Moscow, Azeri FM in Israel

Episode 242 | Recorded: April 3, 2023

Guest:

• Suren Sargsyan

Topic:

• Azerbaijan Invades, Pashinyan “Explains”
• Armenia at the Democracy Summit
• Armenia and the Rome Statute
• Iran FM in Moscow, Azeri FM in Israel

Episode 242 | Recorded: April 3, 2023

Guest:

• Benyamin Poghosyan

Topic:

• Azerbaijani Attacks over the Weekend
• East and West
• Armenia and the Rome Statute

Episode 241 | Recorded: March 26, 2023

Guest:

• Benyamin Poghosyan

Topic:

• Azerbaijani Attacks over the Weekend
• East and West
• Armenia and the Rome Statute

Episode 241 | Recorded: March 26, 2023

Guest:

• Tevan Poghosyan

Topics:

• Pashinyan’s Press Conference
• Negotiating with Belligerent Azerbaijan
• Mirzoyan in Moscow
• Mayoral Politics in Yerevan

Episode 240 | Recorded: March 20, 2023

Guest:

• Tevan Poghosyan

Topics:

• Pashinyan’s Press Conference
• Negotiating with Belligerent Azerbaijan
• Mirzoyan in Moscow
• Mayoral Politics in Yerevan

Episode 240 | Recorded: March 20, 2023

Edgar Ghazaryan: Էդգար Ղազարյանը, Արցախում քաղաքական զարգացումների մասին | Ep 207 - Jan 17, 2023

Armenian News Network Groong - Jan 17, 2023

Guest/Հյուրը:

• Edgar Ghazaryan/Էդգար Ղազարյան

Topics:

Why should Ruben Vardanyan stay? Ինչու՞ պետք է Ռուբեն Վարդանյանը մնա

Episode 207 | Recorded: January 17, 2023

Edgar Ghazaryan: Էդգար Ղազարյանը, Արցախում քաղաքական զարգացումների մասին | Ep 207 - Jan 17, 2023

Armenian News Network Groong - Jan 17, 2023

Guest/Հյուրը:

• Edgar Ghazaryan/Էդգար Ղազարյան

Topics:

Why should Ruben Vardanyan stay? Ինչու՞ պետք է Ռուբեն Վարդանյանը մնա

Episode 207 | Recorded: January 17, 2023

ANN/Groong Week in Review - July 18, 2021

Topics:

• Constitutional Court Decisions on Election Results
• New Pashinyan Appointments
• More Threats from Azerbaijan
• Russian Generals in Yerevan Again

Guests:

• Suren Sargsyan

Guest(s):

• Suren Sargsyan

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 79 | Recorded: July 19, 2021 https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20210718.html

ANN/Groong Week in Review - July 18, 2021

Topics:

• Constitutional Court Decisions on Election Results
• New Pashinyan Appointments
• More Threats from Azerbaijan
• Russian Generals in Yerevan Again

Guests:

• Suren Sargsyan

Guest(s):

• Suren Sargsyan

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Episode 79 | Recorded: July 19, 2021 https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20210718.html

ANN/Groong Week in Review - July 11, 2021

Topics:

• Putin / Pashinyan meeting
• Constitutional Court Challenge
• Forging Steel out of Velvet
• Groong Podcast’s Year-in-Review

Guests: Asbed Kotchikian

Guest(s):

• Asbed Kotchikian

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20210711.html

Episode 78 | Recorded: July 11, 2021

ANN/Groong Week in Review - July 11, 2021

Topics:

• Putin / Pashinyan meeting
• Constitutional Court Challenge
• Forging Steel out of Velvet
• Groong Podcast’s Year-in-Review

Guests: Asbed Kotchikian

Guest(s):

• Asbed Kotchikian

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan
• Asbed Bedrossian

Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20210711.html

Episode 78 | Recorded: July 11, 2021

Guest(s):

• Ruben Melikyan

Former Artsakh Ombudsman Ruben Melikyan - 01/18/2021

We’ll be discussing various legal and human-rights topics within the context of recent developments in Armenia.

Guest:

• Ruben Melikyan was formerly Artsakh’s Human Rights Ombudsman and prior to that rector of the Justice Academy of Armenia. In 2019, Melikyan co-founded and currently leads the “Path of Law” NGO.

Topics:

• Why are there Armenian POWs still in Azerbaijan so long after the Nov. 9 ceasefire agreement?
• On Constitutional Court judges being forced to resign
• On Parliament’s endorsement of Gagik

Guest(s):

• Ruben Melikyan

Former Artsakh Ombudsman Ruben Melikyan - 01/18/2021

We’ll be discussing various legal and human-rights topics within the context of recent developments in Armenia.

Guest:

• Ruben Melikyan was formerly Artsakh’s Human Rights Ombudsman and prior to that rector of the Justice Academy of Armenia. In 2019, Melikyan co-founded and currently leads the “Path of Law” NGO.

Topics:

• Why are there Armenian POWs still in Azerbaijan so long after the Nov. 9 ceasefire agreement?
• On Constitutional Court judges being forced to resign
• On Parliament’s endorsement of Gagik

Guest(s):

• Aram Vardevanyan

Conversation with Aram Vardevanyan - 01/13/2021

Since Nikol Pashinyan came to power in 2018, and prior to the Artsakh war of 2020, issues around the Armenian constitution and constitutional court have been in the center of public attention. These issues have been partly fueled by one of the most prominent legal cases in recent Armenian history, the March 1 trial against Armenian president Robert Kocharyan and military leadership at the time. We’ll explore issues surrounding the March 1 case, as well as legal and specifically constitutional questions related

Guest(s):

• Aram Vardevanyan

Conversation with Aram Vardevanyan - 01/13/2021

Since Nikol Pashinyan came to power in 2018, and prior to the Artsakh war of 2020, issues around the Armenian constitution and constitutional court have been in the center of public attention. These issues have been partly fueled by one of the most prominent legal cases in recent Armenian history, the March 1 trial against Armenian president Robert Kocharyan and military leadership at the time. We’ll explore issues surrounding the March 1 case, as well as legal and specifically constitutional questions related

Guest(s):

• Hrant Mikaelian
• Emil Sanamyan
• Alen Zamanyan

ANN/Groong Week in Review - 09/20/2020

Topics:

• Constitutional Court Appointment
• Armenia’s Growing National Debt
• Calls for the Resignation of the Minister of Education
• Escalated Tensions on the Armenian-Azerbaijan border
  • Armenian Soldier dies amidst escalation
  • Azerbaijan again slams negotiations, turns away Russian AWACS
• Khodorkovsky Publishes New Dossier on Armenian & Azerbaijan
• Bob Dole hired by Embassy of Armenia as a Lobbyist

Guests

• Hrant Mikaelyan
• Emil Sanamyan
• Alen Zamanyan

Hosts

• Asbed Bedrossian
• Hovik Manucharyan

Guest(s):

• Hrant Mikaelian
• Emil Sanamyan
• Alen Zamanyan

ANN/Groong Week in Review - 09/20/2020

Topics:

• Constitutional Court Appointment
• Armenia’s Growing National Debt
• Calls for the Resignation of the Minister of Education
• Escalated Tensions on the Armenian-Azerbaijan border
  • Armenian Soldier dies amidst escalation
  • Azerbaijan again slams negotiations, turns away Russian AWACS
• Khodorkovsky Publishes New Dossier on Armenian & Azerbaijan
• Bob Dole hired by Embassy of Armenia as a Lobbyist

Guests

• Hrant Mikaelyan
• Emil Sanamyan
• Alen Zamanyan

Hosts

• Asbed Bedrossian
• Hovik Manucharyan

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

• Arzu Geybulla
• Ulvi Ismayil
• Artyom Tonoyan
• Diana Yayloyan

Resident panelists:

• Asbed Kotchikian
• Emil Sanamyan
• Alen Zamanyan

Episode 5 | Recorded ob August 2, 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

• Arzu Geybulla
• Ulvi Ismayil
• Artyom Tonoyan
• Diana Yayloyan

Resident panelists:

• Asbed Kotchikian
• Emil Sanamyan
• Alen Zamanyan

Episode 5 | Recorded ob August 2, 2020

ANN Groong Week in Review - 07/26/2020

Topics:

• Panel: War roundup / Artsakh
• Conversation: National Security Doctrine
• Panel: National Security Doctrine

Guests

• Asbed Kotchikian
• Emil Sanamyan
• Karen Vrtanesyan
• Alen Zamanyan

A Conversation with

• Karena Avedissian (special guest)

Episode 4 | Recorded on July 26, 2020

ANN Groong Week in Review - 07/26/2020

Topics:

• Panel: War roundup / Artsakh
• Conversation: National Security Doctrine
• Panel: National Security Doctrine

Guests

• Asbed Kotchikian
• Emil Sanamyan
• Karen Vrtanesyan
• Alen Zamanyan

A Conversation with

• Karena Avedissian (special guest)

Episode 4 | Recorded on July 26, 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:

• Asbed Kotchikian
• Emil Sanamyan
• Alen Zamanyan

Episode 1 | Recorded on July 12, 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:

• Asbed Kotchikian
• Emil Sanamyan
• Alen Zamanyan

Episode 1 | Recorded on July 12, 2020