Who does religious law apply to, and what does canon law apply to?


What is religious law and what is canon law? What restrictions are considered legitimate and by whom can they be imposed? Anna Sargsyan spoke with Vahe Torosyan, a candidate of legal sciences and a specialist in spiritual law.

The right of collective return of Artsakh residents is at risk


The "Union for the Protection of the Interests and Rights of the People of Artsakh" public organization calls for joint protection of the rights, safe return, and dignified future of the genocided people of Artsakh. Anna Sargsyan spoke with the President of the Union of Artsakh, former State Minister of the Republic of Artsakh, and former Human Rights Defender Artak Beglaryan.

Nation-state or refugee camp?


What is intra-societal division? Are special efforts needed to implement it? Where can this process lead in the life of the state? Anna Sargsyan spoke with Vahe Hovhannisyan, co-founder of the Alternative Projects group.

Why was Turkey the first to recognize Armenia's independence in 1918?


Who were the Armenians fighting in Sardarapat? Why do the Soviet propaganda machine and some circles today spread the myth that Armenians defeated the regular Turkish army in 1918 “with a shovel and a shovel?” What historical facts refute the thesis that Turkey granted independence to Eastern Armenians? Anna Sargsyan spoke with Mikael Malkhasyan, a candidate of historical sciences and a specialist in historical demography.

Who are we really negotiating peace with?


What do we know about modern Azerbaijan? After all, we have been at war with this state for more than 30 years, and today we are negotiating peace with this state. Is it worth recognizing who we are negotiating with? Anna Sargsyan spoke with Artyom Tonoyan, an orientalist and host of the Caspian Frontiers Telegram channel.

Armenian Women and "State Feminism" in Silent Cinema


Cinema entered Armenian reality during a difficult and hard period: genocide, the fall of the First Republic, imposed Soviet ideology with a complete rejection of the past. Who was the Armenian woman in Soviet-Armenian silent cinema? Anna Sargsyan spoke with Ruzanna Bagratunyan, author of the documentary collection “Talking Women of Silent Cinema.”

How to celebrate victory when we still feel defeated


After the defeat in 2020 and, especially, after the Armenian exodus from Artsakh in 2023, we do not know how to celebrate the holiday of the liberation of Shushi. There is no state support to society in this matter, which would help in any way to regulate conflicting emotions. There is no public demand that would force the state to develop a policy and attitude. Nevertheless, May 9 is both in the state holiday calendar and in the collective memory of Armenians. Anna Sargsyan talked about the transformation of the Victory Day with ethnographer Mkhitar Gabrielyan.

The Armenian Genocide Issue and the Karabakh Movement


With what slogans and posters did the Armenian people climb the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex in 1988-1990? How was the struggle for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide expressed during the years of the Karabakh movement and then the demand for independence? With what parallels and in what spirit was the struggle for the collective rights of the Armenian people conducted? Anna Sargsyan hosted Doctor of Historical Sciences Harutyun Marutyan.

The demands of the people of Artsakh and their reasons


The resettlement of Artsakh residents forcibly displaced by Azerbaijan in Armenia is going through painful processes. Are the reasons for this social, cultural, or political? Anna Sargsyan spoke with Laura Baghdasaryan, director of the Region Research Center.

The power of law and the world of the strong


Who can be the guarantor of the rights of the Armenians of Artsakh today, how is it possible to realize their right to collective return? Anna Sargsyan spoke with Avetik Harutyunyan, a lawyer and translator of V. Nersesyants' fundamental work "Philosophy of Law."

"Western Azerbaijan" - a state program


In the 5th grade history textbook of the Azerbaijani general education school, which came into the hands of Azerbaijanist Tatev Hayrapetyan, it is written that the Armenian SSR was created in the western part of the historical Azerbaijani lands. According to the authors of the textbook, Azerbaijanis who were forcibly displaced from their ancestral lands later formed the West Azerbaijan community, which appears before international organizations, so-called, for the protection of their historical heritage and the rights of the displaced population in West Azerbaijan. Anna Sargsyan talked about the state occupation programs of Azerbaijan with the candidate of historical sciences, Azerbaijanist Tatev Hayrapetyan.

The new phase of the struggle for self-determination of Artsakh Armenians


How to talk about the right of self-determination of the Armenians of Artsakh today? To talk or not? To what extent are Armenia-Turkey relations interconnected with the Artsakh issue? Anna Sargsyan discussed the topic with Turkologist, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh Karen Mirzoyan.