EVN Report Podcast

Ep. 37: The Week in Review (15.03.19)

March 15, 2019 16:11

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of March 15, protests in front of the Opera and the government building, find out who is protesting and why; Armenia and Azerbaijan respond to the OSCE Minsk Group statement, released ahead of an anticipated Pashinyan-Aliev meeting; and Armenian officials say they are not comfortable with the statements Georgia’s president made earlier in Azerbaijan.

Armenia's Interests and NATO

March 13, 2019 14:10

James Appathurai, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy and NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia speaks to EVN Report about Armenia’s renewed relations with NATO, the fight against corruption, transparency in the defense sector, peacekeeping missions and Nagorno Karabakh.

Ep. 36: The Week in Review (08.03.19)

March 08, 2019 15:09

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of March 8, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Brussels for a working visit; philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan implicated in extensive money laundering scheme known as the Troika Laundromat; members of Yerevan State University Restart initiative in hot water after attempting to throw an opposition blogger into a garbage bin, the world celebrates International Women’s Day and more.

The Writing Life With Paul Chaderjian

March 06, 2019 09:45

Broadcast journalist Paul Chaderjian talks about his new novel "Letters to Barbra," which chronicles the story of a young boy living in Beirut during the civil war while touching upon universal themes of identity, belonging, trauma and finding one's voice.

Ep. 35: The Week in Review (01.03.19)

March 01, 2019 15:06

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of March 1, a large rally is held to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the deadly events of March 1, 2008 in Yerevan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Iran on an official visit, an Armenian villager is sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in Azerbaijan after inadvertently crossing the Armenia-Azerbaijan state border last year and accused of sabotage and planning terrorist attacks on Azerbaijani territory.

A Winemaker's Journey

February 27, 2019 13:26

Vahe Keushguerian, Founder/CEO of Wineworks, an incubator winery in Armenia, speaks with EVN Report editorial board member Sara Anjargolian about his journey as a winemaker and the rapid growth of Armenia's wine sector.

Ep. 34: The Week in Review (22.02.19)

February 22, 2019 14:11

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of February 15, charges are brought against former President Robert Kocharyan’s son for evading almost $2 million US in taxes, former President Serzh Sargsyan’s brother Alexander Sargsyan transfers $30 million US to Armenia’s state budget, the preliminary investigation of the criminal case against a number of high profile former officials regarding the events of March 1, 2008 wraps up, OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs visit the region and much more.

Policing and Leading With the Consent of the People

February 19, 2019 18:24

Matthew Torigian, Distinguished Fellow of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Diplomacy at the University of Toronto and Director of Global Policing Initiatives at the Global Justice Lab speaks with EVN Report's Maria Titizian about his career in law enforcement and politics and forging relationships between Armenia and the Munk School. Torigian is also working on a collaboration with the Zoryan Institute on matters involving human rights and police related seminars.

Ep. 33: The Week in Review (15.02.19)

February 15, 2019 13:22

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of February 15, parliament discusses and ratifies the government’s five-year program; new charges are brought against former President Robert Kocharyan, this time for accepting a large bribe while in office; the U.S. State Department criticizes the deployment of the Armenian humanitarian mission to Syria consisting of doctors and deminers as part of the Russian mission there and more.

Learning Responsible Mining: The Swedish Experience

February 13, 2019 15:26

Dr. Maria Pettersson and Dr. Gregory Poelzer of the Luleå University of Technology in Sweden, guests of the AUA Center for Responsible Mining spoke with EVN Report's Roubina Margossian on the need to establish trust between government and society, the need to overcome Armenia’s inherited heavy legacy in the sphere of mining and the need of institutionalized accountability for Armenia to move towards responsible mining.

Ep. 32: The Week in Review (08.02.19)

February 08, 2019 14:32

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the first week of February, Armenia's government releases its new program, Armenia’s police chief gives a statement in court against granting amnesty to members of the Sasna Tsrer armed group, French President Emmanuel Macron declares April 24 a day of remembrance of the Armenian Genocide, and Israel will sell kamikaze drones to Azerbaijan.

Equality Through Sports

February 06, 2019 11:57

Can gender equality in Armenia be strengthened through sports? Lorik Hartunian, president of GOALS (Girls of Armenia Leadership Soccer) speaks with Sara Anjargolian on how organizing female soccer leagues challenges stereotypes and promotes women’s empowerment in Armenia's rural areas.

Ep. 31: The Week in Review (01.02.19)

February 01, 2019 15:03

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of February 1, Armenia's new government is sworn in, Prime Minister Pashinyan meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the EU to provide additional financial assistance to Armenia, Pashinyan announces that his government is pursuing a policy on the Karabakh issue which no administration has pursued in the past and more.

A Peace March Against the Disease of Violence

January 30, 2019 14:36

Irakli Kakabadze, a Georgian writer, peace and human rights activist, Chair of the Mahatma Gandhi Foundation, Georgia speaks about the preparations and vision for another Salt March. The Peace March will commence from India in 2019 and pass through the Caucasus in the Spring of 2020, with Armenia as a hub for a series of conferences on the subject of non-violence.

Ep. 30: The Week in Review (25.01.19)

January 25, 2019 13:56

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of January 25, an informal meeting between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan takes place in Davos, a Panama Papers-related case is reopened, the Health Minister says mandatory health insurance to come into effect in 2021 and criticism and outrage surrounding bonuses to public employees.

A Journey Traveling Through Armenia

January 23, 2019 13:12

Tom Allen, an avid traveler and adventurer and author of a travel guidebook "Armenia with Nagorno Karabagh" recently published by Bradt Travel Guides, speaks with Sara Anjargolian about the process of researching and the sources of his inspiration.

Ep. 29: The Week in Review (18.01.19)

January 18, 2019 13:55

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of January 18: The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan meet, agree to prepare their populations for peace; Armenia’s new parliament holds its first session; cafes around the Opera House in the capital will be removed and replaced by green zones, and new reports by Human Rights Watch and Freedom House look at the state of human rights and Internet freedom.

Saving the Strays of Yerevan

January 15, 2019 20:31

A memorandum of understanding was signed between Pro Paws, an animal welfare charity in Armenia and the Yerevan municipality to stop the slaughter of stray dogs in the city. EVN Report spoke with the organization's founder and chairperson, Elsik Azizian about the need to make cruelty against animals punishable by law and putting in place legislative measures to protect domestic and wild animals in the country.

Ep. 28: The Week in Review (11.01.19)

January 11, 2019 13:05

In EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of January 11: New members of Armenia's parliament receive their mandates by voters; the government confirms that a number of ministries will be merged; a brawl in a city in Kazakhstan that resulted in murder leads to anti-Armenian protests and Armenia's ratings in The Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index go up following changes that were registered after the Velvet Revolution.

Harvesting Potential

January 09, 2019 10:49

From Spain to China to California and back to Armenia but this time for a visit with a business mindset… Sara Anjargolian speaks to Mihran Papazian, Founder and CEO of Brushette, the startup innovating the electric toothbrush and one of the winners of the Neruzh Diaspora Start Up Competition top prize.

From the Nuba Mountains to Yerevan

December 26, 2018 13:57

A conversation with Dr. Tom Catena, the laureate of the 2017 Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, about his years as a medical student, time with the US Navy, Christmas in Sudan, impressions from Armenia and plans as the first chair of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative.

The Year in Review: Armenia in 2018

December 21, 2018 12:54

EVN Report’s editors Maria Titizian and Roubina Margossian wrap-up the year in their final podcast for 2018.

Ep. 28: The Week in Review (14.12.18)

December 14, 2018 15:22

EVN Report’s news roundup for the week of December 14: The My Step Alliance wins landslide in snap parliamentary elections; a number of top army brass in Arstakh are relieved of their duties; corruption cases continue and the Third Global Forum Against the Crime of Genocide takes place in Yerevan.

Genocide Prevention: Education, Empathy & Moral Courage

December 11, 2018 11:15

Elisa von Joeden-Forgey, Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Stockton University (USA) and Irene Victoria Massimino, Professor, High Criminal Court Rapporteur (Argentina) who are in Armenia taking part in the 3rd Global Forum Against the Crime of Genocide spoke about the importance of education and recognition in the prevention of genocides globally.