EVN Talks

Shant Petrossian, a four-time Emmy award winning producer traveled to Armenia after more than 100,000 Armenians from Artsakh were forcibly displaced from their ancestral homeland by Azerbaijan. For the past month, Shant has been working with the AGBU and the World Central Kitchen, an organization launched by chef José Andrés that provides fresh meals in response to humanitarian, climate and community crises around the world.

California Superior Court Judge Gassia Apkarian, an advisor to the Center for Truth and Justice (CFTJ), says that the forced deportation of the Armenians of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) by Azerbaijan constitutes genocide. The CFTJ, created in the aftermath of the 2020 Artsakh War, oversees the collection of firsthand testimonial evidence from survivors of war through in-depth, recorded interviews to be a living memorial to crimes against humanity, for study, education and legal action.

Former Member of the National Assembly of Turkey, Garo Paylan is in Armenia to meet with the forcibly displaced Armenians of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) who were ethnically cleansed from their ancestral homeland following a 9-month blockade and a large-scale military attack on September 19 by Azerbaijan. Paylan speaks about the need for unity as the Republic of Armenia is now facing an existential threat by both Azerbaijan and Turkey.

Communications Manager and Spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Zara Amatuni, speaks to EVN Report about the work of the ICRC following the mass exodus of the indigenous Armenian population of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) after Azerbaijan's large-scale attack, the challenges facing the forcibly displaced who are now in Armenia and the fate of the missing.

Vladimir de Gmeline, a crisis director with Reporters Without Borders, is in Armenia to assess the needs of the displaced journalists from Artsakh after Azerbaijan’s large-scale attack that led to the ethnic cleansing of the entire Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. Reporters Without Borders is a global organization defending the right of every human being to have access to free and reliable information.

Rasmus Canbäck, a freelance journalist from Sweden, talks about his investigations into Azerbaijan's Caviar Diplomacy, being a target of an Azerbaijani smear campaign and the ongoing blockade of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) in an exclusive interview with EVN Report's Maria Titizian.

Deputy Minister of Economy Rafayel Gevorgyan talks to EVN Report about a number of new initiatives including a program to bring highly qualified specialists to work in different sectors, assistance to SMEs to purchase equipment, an action plan to develop the textile industry and the development of creative industries in the country.

Armenia's Human Rights Defender Kristinne Grigoryan speaks to EVN Report about the consequences of Azerbaijan's blockade of the Lachin Corridor, the violation of the rights of the people of Artsakh as a result of that blockade and the legal instruments that Armenia can and has implemented to counter the consequences.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has been working in Armenia for the past three decades focusing on developing the country’s financial sector, supporting development of value-added industrial companies, improving the business environment and more. Head of EBRD’s Yerevan Resident Office, George Akhalkatsi, speaks to EVN Report about the organization’s activities and plans for the future.

This year, Azerbaijan, along with seven other countries, is under review by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in Geneva. Tamara Voskanian is the co-founder of the Center for Truth and Justice (CFTJ) and lawyer Talin Hitik is heading up the CFTJ’s delegation in Geneva, presenting the organization’s report based on primary evidence on Azerbaijan’s ongoing violations during the CERD hearing. They spoke to EVN Report about their ongoing efforts to bring to the world’s attention the crimes committed by Azerbaijan and the impact this will have on the Armenia v. Azerbaijan case at the International Court of Justice.