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Weekly review of Armenian News from https://groong.org. Keeping up with news related to Armenia and Armenians can be challenging; the sheer volume of news in the past few years has increased greatly, and the rise of the “Fake News” phenomenon contributing to the erosion of trust in the news media. The diversity of languages used by the worldwide Armenian community also poses a challenge for Armenian news; there is a significant portion of news that originates in Armenian, sometimes in Russian, and does not get adequately translated into English, or Western Armenian, for those in the Diaspora who are not proficient in Eastern Armenian. Finally, with the COVID-19 pandemic and the political turbulence in countries where significant communities of the Armenian Diaspora reside, be it Syria, Lebanon, the United States, etc., many of our friends and colleagues indicate that they’re simply overloaded with information and lack the time and energy to separate the good from the bad. So we’re creating this weekly digest of news and analysis that we find relevant to share with our friends and the wider ANN/Groong audience. Our goal is to provide a brief overview of the main headlines of the past week, and then cover a smaller set of the more important developments, curated by ANN/Groong editors and contributors who spend an inordinate amount of time daily to process Armenian news. We hope that over time this podcast will help our listeners in becoming more astute consumers of Armenian news. We will strive to provide a rich set of notes with each installation, with links to the most relevant articles and information as a starting point for your further investigation.
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Horovel and the Armenian Genocide | Ep 509, Jan 22, 2026 The Critical Corner - Recorded on January 18, 2026 Topics Horovel, a cross-border memory projectOjakh, a second trip down memory laneGayan, a wider regional lensOur Seeds, continuity across generations Guest Erhan ArikHosts Bedros Afeyan Episode 508 | Recorded: January 18, 2026 https://podcasts.groong.org/509 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Groong Week in Review - January 18, 2026 Topics: Syria, Kurds, Turkish advanceIran unrest, war postponedTRIPP and sovereignty dispute2026 elections, foreign influenceGuest: Sergei Melkonian Hosts: Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 508 | Recorded: January 19, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/508 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/LDI5e7Tcu8k #ArmenianNews #Syria #Iran #ZangezurCorridor #TRIPP #Geopolitics Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Conversations on Groong - January 17, 2026 Topics:Return of Four HostagesPashinyan vs. ChurchTRIPPArmenia Parliamentary ElectionGuestAnna GrigoryanHostsHovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 507 | Recorded: January 16, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/507 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/b-qrlL7z6UY #AnnaGrigoryan #Armenia #ArmenianPolitics #TRIPP #ArmenianChurch #POWs Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Conversations on Groong - January 16, 2026 TopicsUnrest in IranRussia-Iran PartnershipSolovyov’s StatementsTrump’s “TRIPP Wire” in the CaucasusRelease of Armenian hostagesGuestPietro ShakarianHostsHovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 506 | Recorded: January 14, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/506 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/P5u4ppL9qK8 #IranIsraelWar #IsraelIranConflict #Iran #Israel #IsraelConflict #Armenia #USForeignPolicy #Geopolitics #MiddleEastCrisis Subscribe and follow ...
Groong Week in Review - January 11, 2026 Topics Ukraine war’s global cost to RussiaIran unrest and war riskRemembering the Baku pogromsRussia-Armenia tensions and media threatsPashinyan’s clash with Armenian Church Guest Arthur MartirosyanHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 505 | Recorded: January 13, 2026 https://podcasts.groong.org/505 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Conversations on Groong - January 13, 2026 Topics: The Legal Architecture: Autonomy, Exclusive Mission, and State NeutralityEngineering Parallel, Schismatic StructuresCriminal Law as LeverageBern in Action and ReactionThe Deeper Stakes: National IdentityGuest: Kevork Hagopjian Hosts: Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 504 | Recorded: January 12, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/504 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/TD1HLVnKyqc #Armenia #ArmenianChurch #Etchmiadzin #HumanRights #Religi...
Conversations on Groong - Jan 11, 2026 Topics: Pashinyan Attacks: Geopolitics or Vendetta?Renegade Bishops: Demands and NarrativesStolen Church PropertyFrom Christmas to EasterGuest: Fr. Serop Azarian Hosts: Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 503 | Recorded: January 9, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/503 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/TVEvBdX_Qr4 #ArmenianApostolicChurch #ArmenianChurch #Garegin #Catholicos #NikolPashinyan #ArmenianDiaspora Subscribe and follow us everywhere you ...
Conversations on Groong - January 9, 2026 TopicsVenezuelaUkraine WarRussia-Iran RelationsTRIPP and Russian-Armenian RelationsGuestFyodor Lukyanov (Фёдор Алекса́ндрович Лукья́нов)HostsHovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 502 | Recorded: January 8, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/502 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/d1XxQHSZUEE #FyodorLukyanov #RussiaGeopolitics #UkraineWar #IranIsrael #VenezuelaCrisis #TRIPP Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Groong Week in Review - January 4, 2026 Topics: Developments in VenezuelaAttacks on Armenian Church ContinueNew MPG Poll ResultsArmenian Economy in 2025 (Jan-Oct)Guest: Hrant Mikaelian Hosts: Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 501 | Recorded: January 6, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/501 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/ACfF9ryiswE Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Groong Week in Review - Dec 28, 2025 In this milestone 500th episode of *Groong Week in Review*, we assess how major external crises are shaping Armenia’s strategic environment in 2025, examine the stalled Armenia–Azerbaijan process, analyze Russia’s posture around TRIPP, and discuss the implications of a change in the U.S. ambassador. The episode concludes with an extended year-end review, where each participant evaluates their 2025 predictions from a year ago (in Episode 403), and presents ...
The Critical Corner - Recorded on: December 27, 2025 In this episode, guest host Bedros Afeyan speaks with documentary filmmaker Diana Mkrtchyan about her feature documentary *Ojakh: On the Other Side of Silence*. The conversation traces the film’s nine-year development, its origins in Turkish photographer Erhan Arik’s *Horovel* project, and the urgent effort to document the last living Armenian Genocide survivors in border villages. The discussion also addresses artistic responsibility, dign...
Groong Week in Review - December 21, 2025 Topics: Ukraine War and EU RiftSiege on Etchmiadzin and the ChurchPeace Dividend or Political TheaterTRIPP and Competing Power ClaimsGuest: Dziunik Aghajanian Hosts: Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 498 | Recorded: December 23, 2025 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/498 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Ui21tqO_d2U #ArmenianChurch #Etchmiadzin #TRIPP #ArmeniaPolitics #Groong Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Spotlight on Silence - December 18, 2025 This episode examines a growing pattern of political pressure in Armenia, where journalists, lawyers, activists, and clergy are targeted through criminal prosecutions, selective justice, and coordinated propaganda. Drawing on recent cases and legal analysis, the discussion focuses on how laws such as Article 236 are used to constrain speech, protest, and independent institutions. Topics: Criminalization of Speech and Dissent in ArmeniaLegal Pressure on...
1Groong Week in Review - December 14, 2025 Topics: - Armenia between EU and Russia - Church–state confrontation in Armenia - Artsakh concessions and return debate - Economy, debt, and governance - NSS raids Artsakh offices Guest: Arthur Khachatryan, MP Hosts: - Hovik Manucharyan - Asbed Bedrossian Episode 496 | Recorded: December 15, 2025 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/496 #ArmeniaPolitics #EUvsRussia #ArmenianChurch #Artsakh #Geo...
Conversations on Groong - December 14, 2025 In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we examine how Venezuela’s vast oil reserves have become entangled in global conflict. The discussion links US pressure on Caracas to efforts to drive down oil prices, weaken Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, and limit Iran’s regional power amid rising fears of a wider war. We also explore how a revived Venezuelan oil sector could disrupt OPEC+, reshape Middle East politics, and alter the balance of power ac...
Groong Week in Review - December 7, 2025 Topics 1988 Earthquake RememberedPashinyan’s War on the Armenian ChurchEU-Armenia RelationsNagorno-Karabakh Negotiation DocumentsARAR Foundation Poll Guest Benyamin PoghosyanHosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 494 | Recorded: December 8, 2025 https://podcasts.groong.org/494 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Groong Week in Review - November 30, 2025 Topics OSCE MG DissolvedLibaridian on Submitting to Turkey and AzerbaijanNew Constitution to be Drafted by March 2026Archbishops, Letters, Attacks on the ChurchBorder Commissions Meet in BakuComments from Jacob Pursley Guest Arthur Khachikyan Hosts Hovik ManucharyanAsbed Bedrossian Episode 493 | Recorded: December 2, 2025 https://podcasts.groong.org/493 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Conversations on Groong - December 1, 2025 Topics: US and VenezuelaPotential for New War on IranIs Azerbaijan a “Middle Power”?Europe’s Confused Geopolitical IdentityArmenia’s Confused GeopoliticsGuest: Eldar Mamedov Hosts: Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 492 | Recorded: November 29, 2025 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/SjcJMIis7sg SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/492 #IranCrisis #AzerbaijanPolitics #EuropeanGeopolitics #ArmeniaSecurity #SouthCaucasus #GlobalPowerPolitics Subscribe a...
Conversations on Groong - November 30, 2025 Topics: Venezuela Ukraine War Gaza TRIPP in ArmeniaGuest: Matthew Hoh Hosts: Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 491 | Recorded: November 29, 2025 Show Notes: https://podcasts.groong.org/491 Video: https://youtu.be/ZZ_n9Mwum30 #Venezuela #AmericaFirst #USForeignPolicy #TRIPP #UkraineWar Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong
Conversations on Groong - November 27, 2025 Topics: Clergy Arrests in Armenia Church Under Pressure Prayer Breakfast Controversy Western Silence on Repression CSI’s Findings in YerevanGuest: Joel Veldkamp Hosts: Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 490 | Recorded: November 25, 2025 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/490 VIDEO: https://youtu.be/BGnt2feIXMs #ArmenianChurch #ReligiousFreedom #ClergyArrests #ChristianSolidarityInternational #HumanRightsInArm...
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