Tavush
Last updated: May 29, 2026
Tavush is Armenia’s northeastern province, bordering Georgia and Azerbaijan. In early 2024 it became the center of a major political crisis when the Pashinyan government announced a border delimitation agreement transferring several villages in the Tavush region to Azerbaijan. The government argued the transfers were necessary for progress toward a peace agreement; critics argued they were unilateral concessions with no reciprocal benefit to Armenia.
The Tavush delimitation sparked the Srbazan Movement, a protest campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan of the Armenian Apostolic Church, which drew tens of thousands of demonstrators to Yerevan and provincial cities in the spring and summer of 2024. The movement was the largest sustained opposition mobilization since Pashinyan came to power in 2018, and it ended when the Archbishop stood down amid what supporters characterized as a crackdown. Several movement leaders, including Galstanyan himself, were subsequently arrested.
Groong covered the Tavush delimitation and the Srbazan Movement extensively, tracking the protest escalation, the government’s response, the legal challenges to the border transfers, and the arrests of movement figures. Episodes in this category address the territorial implications, the political dynamics, and what the crisis revealed about the state of Armenian democratic institutions.
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Below are all Groong episodes tagged with Tavush.
Arthur G Martirosyan - Impressions of Canadian Amb. Interview | More Concessions by Pashinyan | EU Resolution for Armenia | Systemic Corruption | Ep 318 - Mar 18, 2024 [EP318]
Posted on Tuesday, Mar 19, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Politics, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Iran, Artsakh Blockade, European Union, Ukraine, Georgia, Genocide, Economy, Middle East, Syria, Human Rights
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- Reactions to Interview with Canadian Ambassador
- More Concessions Signaled by Pashinyan
- EU Parliament Resolution on Armenia
- Fish Rots from the Head
Episode 318 | Recorded: March 18, 2024
Dziunik Aghajanian - Vazgen Sargsyan | Stalled With Enemies and Allies | Looking for New Friends | Ep 313 - Mar 10, 2024 [EP313]
Posted on Tuesday, Mar 12, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Iran, European Union, Israel, Ukraine, Economy, Georgia, NATO | Series: wir, video
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- Armenia Stalled
- Stalled with Enemies
- Stalled with Allies
- Economic Diversification
- Fish Rots from the Head
Episode 313 | Recorded: Mar 11, 2024
Dziunik Aghajanian - Vazgen Sargsyan | Stalled With Enemies and Allies | Looking for New Friends | Ep 313 - Mar 10, 2024 [EP313]
Posted on Tuesday, Mar 12, 2024 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Russia, Iran, European Union, Israel, Ukraine, Economy, Georgia, NATOGroong Links:
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Topics:
- Armenia Stalled
- Stalled with Enemies
- Stalled with Allies
- Economic Diversification
- Fish Rots from the Head
Episode 313 | Recorded: Mar 11, 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, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Armenian Church, Armenian Genocide, Genocide, Turkey, Georgia, Russia, Human Rights, Iran, NATO, India | Series: wir
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- âForced Illusion of Normalcyâ
- Political Prisoners and Judicial Harassment
- Negotiations and âPeace Treatyâ
- Armeniaâs Military Capacity
- What Need to be Done?
- Thoughts from the Participants
Episode 302 | Recorded: January 14, 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, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Armenian Church, Armenian Genocide, Genocide, Turkey, Georgia, Russia, Human Rights, Iran, NATO, IndiaGroong Links:
Guest:
Topics:
- âForced Illusion of Normalcyâ
- Political Prisoners and Judicial Harassment
- Negotiations and âPeace Treatyâ
- Armeniaâs Military Capacity
- What Need to be Done?
- Thoughts from the Participants
Episode 302 | Recorded: January 14, 2024
Arthur G Martirosyan - Artsakh Surrenders, Armenia Watches | What 'Peace Treaty' in Granada? | Arrested Artsakh Leaders Held Hostage [EP281]
Posted on Monday, Oct 2, 2023 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Politics, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey, Genocide, USA, Artsakh Blockade, European Union, China, Human Rights, Middle East, Ukraine | Series: wir
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Topics:
- Artsakh Surrenders, Armenia Watches
- What “Peace Treaty” in Granada?
- Arrested Artsakh Leaders Held Hostage
Episode 281 | Recorded: October 1, 2023
Arthur G Martirosyan - Artsakh Surrenders, Armenia Watches | What 'Peace Treaty' in Granada? | Arrested Artsakh Leaders Held Hostage [EP281]
Posted on Monday, Oct 2, 2023 | Category: Armenia, Artsakh, Politics, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey, Genocide, USA, Artsakh Blockade, European Union, China, Human Rights, Middle East, UkraineGuest:
Topics:
- Artsakh Surrenders, Armenia Watches
- What “Peace Treaty” in Granada?
- Arrested Artsakh Leaders Held Hostage
Episode 281 | Recorded: October 1, 2023
Varuzhan Geghamyan: Artsakh Under Blockade: Day 11 [EP191]
Posted on Friday, Dec 23, 2022 | Category: Artsakh, Politics, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey, Artsakh Blockade, Nagorno Karabakh, Iran, Genocide, NATO, Georgia, Human Rights, Syria, Ukraine, European Union, Middle East, India | Series: cog, video
“Turkish threats are going to disappear only when there is no Armenia” - Varuzhan Geghamyan
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Topic:
- We continue our coverage of the crisis in Artsakh by developments in the UN Security Council as well as Turkish and Iranian concerns in the region.
- More than 120 thousand people, including 30 thousand children, are under siege. Today is the 11th day of the crisis.
- This interview is a continuation of the collaboration between ANN/Groong and 168 Hours aiming to bring you more English-language coverage on the developments of this very serious humanitarian
Varuzhan Geghamyan: Artsakh Under Blockade: Day 11 [EP191]
Posted on Friday, Dec 23, 2022 | Category: Artsakh, Politics, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey, Artsakh Blockade, Nagorno Karabakh, Iran, Genocide, NATO, Georgia, Human Rights, Syria, Ukraine, European Union, Middle East, India“Turkish threats are going to disappear only when there is no Armenia” - Varuzhan Geghamyan
Guest:
Topic:
- We continue our coverage of the crisis in Artsakh by developments in the UN Security Council as well as Turkish and Iranian concerns in the region.
- More than 120 thousand people, including 30 thousand children, are under siege. Today is the 11th day of the crisis.
- This interview is a continuation of the collaboration between ANN/Groong and 168 Hours aiming to bring you more English-language coverage on the developments of this very serious humanitarian