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Armenian News Network - Groong: Week In Review PodcastSpotlight on Silence: Surveillance State: Armenia’s Biometric Crackdown | Ep 446, Jun 15, 2025Spotlight on Silence - June 15, 2025In this episode of Groong: Spotlight on Silence, we speak with Rafael Ishkhanyan of the Armenian Center for Political Rights about Armenia’s sweeping new surveillance law. Passed quietly in March 2025, the law grants police 24/7 access to camera networks across public institutions and allows for real-time facial recognition, raising deep concerns about privacy, political targeting, and unchecked state power. We explore what the law says, what it leaves out, and why international silence—despite clear risks to civil liberties—has been so striking.Topics:Armenia legali...2025-06-1654 min
Armenian News Network - Groong: Week In Review PodcastRafael Ishkhanyan - June 12, PACE Report, Pretrial Detention, Ashotyan, Chalabyan | Ep 343 - Jul 13, 2024Spotlight on SilenceTopics: - ACPR Report on Police Brutality on June 12 - PACE Report: "The honouring of obligations and commitments by Armenia" - Pretrial Detention Used as Punishment - Spotlight on Political Prisoners / Persecuted - Armen Ashotyan - Avetik ChalabyanGuest: - Rafael IshkhanyanHosts: - Hovik Manucharyan - TW/@HovikYerevan - Asbed Bedrossian - TW/@qubriqEpisode 343 | Recorded: June 28, 2024Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong2024-07-131h 07
Armenian News Network - Groong: Week In Review PodcastRafael Ishkhanyan - Protesters Arrested, MPs Beaten, Artsakh Mayors Jailed | Ep 336 - Jun 16, 2024Spotlight on SilenceTopics: - Detention vs. Arrest - Hundreds Of Protesters Arrested - “Red Berets” Beat Up MP - Artsakh Mayors Under Arrest - Podcasters Released But Banned From Podcasting - Narek Samsonyan - Vazgen SaghatelyanGuest: - Rafael IshkhanyanHosts: - Hovik Manucharyan - TW/@HovikYerevan - Asbed Bedrossian - TW/@qubriqEpisode 336 | Recorded: June 16, 2024Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong2024-06-171h 15
Armenian News Network - Groong: Week In Review PodcastPolitical Prisoners in Armenia | Armenia’s Hate Speech Laws | Cases: Samvel Vardanyan, Narek Malyan, Armen Grigoryan | Ep 325 - Apr 22, 2024Political Prisoners in Armenia | Armenia’s Hate Speech Laws | Cases: Samvel Vardanyan, Narek Malyan, Armen GrigoryanSpotlight on SilenceTopics:IntroductionJudicial SystemTorture and Violence Freedom of Assembly Hate Speech Laws in ArmeniaCases:Samvel VardanyanNarek MalyanArmen GrigoryanGuest:Rafael IshkhanyanHosts:Hovik Manucharyan - TW/@HovikYerevanAsbed Bedrossian - TW/@qubriqEpisode 325 | Recorded: April 20, 2024Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong2024-04-251h 18