The visible and invisible goals of the anti-church campaign


The lay members of the Supreme Spiritual Council of the Mother See were invited to the Investigative Committee. It is also known that the prosecutor's office has initiated criminal proceedings against the Catholicos of All Armenians and clergy members of the Supreme Spiritual Council. The authorities claim that their actions are not against the church, but against individuals who, in their opinion, have violated the law. What proves the bankruptcy of this claim, what is the real goal of the planned actions against the Armenian Church? Anna Sargsyan spoke with Gevorg Danielyan, a member of the Supreme Spiritual Council, Doctor of Law.

What does a person living in Armenia want today?


What does a person living in Armenia today, especially a young person, want? What is he willing to do for the sake of his goals? Anna Sargsyan spoke with YSU professor, sociologist Artur Atanesyan.

The destruction of Artsakh's cultural heritage is genocide


Candidate of Historical Sciences Armine Tigranyan believes that the destruction, appropriation, transformation and attribution of the cultural heritage of Artsakh by Azerbaijan is not a specific consequence of military operations, but a clearly planned and state-implemented policy. According to her, Azerbaijan has always been at war with Armenian cultural heritage, regardless of military operations. With the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the Publishing House of the Mother See has published the study “Destruction and appropriation of the cultural heritage of Artsakh: Azerbaijan’s policy in 2020-2025.”

How to distinguish between adventurism and diplomacy


Why did the "blitzkrieg" against the Armenian Church fail? Regardless of the results, what is the goal of the political and propaganda campaign against the Church? Anna Sargsyan spoke with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Vahagn Melikyan.

Information vacuum regarding the situation of Armenians illegally detained in Baku


What is the situation of our prisoners of war and other detained compatriots in Baku? What role does their country of citizenship, the Republic of Armenia, play in the demand for a fair trial? What is the progress of Armenia's interstate complaint against Azerbaijan at the International Court of Justice? Anna Sargsyan spoke with Siranush Sahakyan, President of the Center for International and Comparative Law.

Human rights activists sound the alarm: authorities are violating church rights


Representatives of the executive and legislative bodies of Armenia continue to interfere with the autonomy and freedom of the Church’s activities, violating the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia and the Law of the Republic of Armenia “On Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations”, international norms on freedom of religion or belief and precedential decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The authorities’ attempts to interfere in the formation of church governing bodies and internal decision-making are illegal and condemnable.” A number of non-governmental organizations, human rights defenders and public figures have issued a comprehensive statement. Anna Sargsyan spoke with Anna Melikyan, a legal expert from one of the organizations that signed the statement, “Protection of Rights Without Borders”.

Human rights activists sound the alarm: authorities are violating church rights


Representatives of the executive and legislative bodies of Armenia continue to interfere with the autonomy and freedom of the Church’s activities, violating the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia and the Law of the Republic of Armenia “On Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations”, international norms on freedom of religion or belief and precedential decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The authorities’ attempts to interfere in the formation of church governing bodies and internal decision-making are illegal and condemnable.” A number of non-governmental organizations, human rights defenders and public figures have issued a comprehensive statement. Anna Sargsyan spoke with Anna Melikyan, a legal expert from one of the organizations that signed the statement, “Protection of Rights Without Borders”.

The concept of one's own country in international law


Forcibly displaced Artsakh residents have the right to demand to return to their own country, and for this it is not at all necessary to accept Azerbaijani citizenship. Anna Sargsyan spoke with human rights expert Ara Ghazaryan about the legal definition of the concept of "one's own country", as well as the restoration of the violated rights of Artsakh residents, and the violations of the rights of prisoners of war and other detainees held in Baku.

Selective Justice in Armenia: Lawyers' Alarm


What is the fine line between justice and the punitive machine? How to distinguish the fact of being “selective”, especially when encountering restrictions on free speech? Why is the misuse of the expression “hybrid war” dangerous? Anna Sargsyan spoke with Hasmik Harutyunyan, an expert and lawyer from the NGO “Protection of Rights Without Borders”.

The Attempt to Destroy the Church and the Lesson of History


The seizure of church property, the arrests and repression of clergy, the demand for the Catholicos of All Armenians to abdicate, the creation of a church opposition under the guise of reform, the provision of one of the churches to “reformist” clergy. These are historical events that took place several decades ago, during the years of Soviet power. Anna Sargsyan spoke with Avag Harutyunyan, candidate of historical sciences, author of the work “Church-State Relations in Soviet Armenia in the 1920s-1930s.”

An episode from the experience of European public broadcasters


The organization of public broadcasting, political propaganda and pluralism in the media is a challenge for post-Soviet countries. How to be free from government pressure and the opinions of other political forces? Anna Sargsyan spoke with Wolfgang Ressmann, organizer of the European program "Media Dialogue" and long-time director of the German public television.

Nagorno-Karabakh: Cultural rights violations and forced displacements


The work “Nagorno-Karabakh: Violations of Cultural Rights in the Context of Forced Displacement” has been published. The book is dedicated to the study of the multifaceted violations of the cultural rights of Artsakh Armenians forcibly displaced from their historical homeland as a result of the wars, ethnic cleansing, genocidal acts, racial hatred, discrimination, and systematic destruction of cultural heritage unleashed by Azerbaijan in 2020-2023, and the presentation of mechanisms for their protection. Anna Sargsyan spoke with the author of the monograph, Candidate of Historical Sciences Armine Tigranyan.