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Tevan Poghosyan - Political Prisoners in Armenia | Stoltenberg in the South Caucasus | Pashinyan in Tavush | Ep 320 - Mar 24, 2024

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:30:00 +0400

Terror Attack in Moscow

On Friday night four terrorists attacked a concert hall in Moscow called the Crocus City Hall. At present the death toll stands at 137, and is expected to rise. The gunmen opened fire on the audience and set the building on fire. Atrocities were also committed.

The Islamic terrorist group ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, but details remain sketchy. On Saturday, president Putin declared that the four gunmen were apprehended as they fled towards Ukraine, and claimed that an escape “window” was prepared for the gunmen across the border in Ukraine. After questioning the gunmen reportedly confessed to be Tajiks who had transited through Turkey before reaching their destination.

Tevan Poghosyan - Political Prisoners in Armenia | Stoltenberg in the South Caucasus | Pashinyan in Tavush | Ep 320 - Mar 24, 2024

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:30:00 +0400

Episode Summary

Terror Attack in Moscow. Growing List of Political Prisoners in Armenia. Narek Samsonyan & Vazgen Saghatelyan brutally arrested. Narek Malyan Exonerated, Remains Jailed. Pashinyan in Tavush. Stoltenberg’s in the South Caucasus.

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Ruben Melikyan - Yerevan Court Freezes Assets of 168.am and Journalist Davit Sargsyan on Tigran Avinyan's Demand | Ep 254 - May 13, 2023

Sat, 13 May 2023 00:16:54 -0700

Avinyan Suit Freezes Assets of Newspaper & Journalist

In Tigran Avinyan’s civil court case against 168.am and journalist Davit Sargsyan, the judge has decided to freeze $46,000 of the defendants’ assets, an unprecedented development according to journalist unions.

Avinyan alleges that the media outlet slandered him by publishing a video that says that he is one of a number of the newly enriched, in Pashinyan’s close circle of ruling party cronies.

In this segment we’re not so much interested in the allegations either in the video or in the suit, but as a media outlet ourselves we’re interested and concerned about the effect of such legal action, and the resulting court response on the media in Armenia.

Ruben Melikyan - Yerevan Court Freezes Assets of 168.am and Journalist Davit Sargsyan on Tigran Avinyan's Demand | Ep 254 - May 13, 2023

Sat, 13 May 2023 00:16:54 -0700

Episode Summary

Yerevan court freezes assets of 168.am and journalist Davit Sargsyan in Tigran Avinyan’s defamation suit. Ruben Melikyan discusses pre-verdict punitive measures, judicial pressure, free speech concerns, and the role of international NGOs and media funding in Armenia.

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