Spotlight on Silence: Selective Justice in Armenia’s Election Campaign | Ep 555, Jun 6, 2026

Chapters

1. 00:04 Intro to show with Rafael Ishkhanyan
2. 01:06 Wiretaps, leaks, and the politics of exposure
3. 08:46 Akanates and alleged administrative-resource abuse
4. 10:55 Is this an election campaign, or an administrative machine mobilized for political survival?
5. 13:15 are they helping frame critics as criminals during the campaign?
6. 19:16 Are people from Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) a vulnerable group?
7. 23:23 What is the political value of targeting people from Artsakh?
8. 26:17 What are Articles 329 and 330 and how are they being distorted?
9. 33:29 More about the Hakob Grigoryan case
10. 36:16 Why are opposition activists detained for crude or hyperbolic speech, while Pashinyan’s direct threats face no visible legal response?
11. 41:42 Are 25-day military summons now being used as an election tool?
12. 45:44 What legal safeguards exist to stop the state from selecting reservists based on political views?
13. 52:37 About Rafael Ishkhanyan