In his article published on 22 September, Vahe Hovhannisyan, co-founder of the Alternative Projects group, analyses the nature of the current political struggle in Armenia and its future prospects. His main argument is that continuing the struggle is not enough if its objectives, vision, structure and mechanisms for action are unclear. “The struggle continues,” he […]
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Posted inPolitics
Where will Pashinyan’s ‘Real Armenia’ ideology lead us?
Political scientist Vladimir Martirosyan writes on Facebook that if Nikol Pashinyan refuses to revise his concept of “peace,” the unresolved problems of his policy could, in his view, be paid for by Armenian society through more limited freedoms, more controlled public discourse and narrower political choices. Martirosyan presents recent developments as evidence of contradictions between […]
Posted inIrredentism
Artsakh’s right of return did not create Baku’s “Western Azerbaijan” agenda: Karnig Kerkonian
The American-Armenian lawyer Karnig Kerkonian states that claims suggesting that the defence of the Armenians of Artsakh’s right of return contributed to the emergence of the concept of “Western Azerbaijan” are unfounded. “The ridiculous claim prompted by Yerevan that advocating for the right of return of the people of Artsakh somehow created of fueled Baku’s […]
Posted inTRIPP
“We Are Currently Being Subjected to Genocide,” Warns Karnig Kerkonian
“Our biggest mistake is viewing each episode in isolation, without realising that we are in the midst of genocide,” explains Karnig Kerkonian, an Armenian-American lawyer and member of the Committee for the Protection of the Fundamental Rights of the People of Artsakh. He expanded on this argument during the conference on the national mobilisation of […]
Posted inDynamics of terror
Fascism and communism also began with moderate authoritarianism before evolving into brutal totalitarianism
“This is how fascism, Nazism and communism came into being. From moderate authoritarianism to brutal totalitarianism, and all in the name of the people,” writes political scientist Vladimir Martirosyan on his Facebook page. “No regime in history has ever begun with tanks, camps or a closed dictatorship. They all began with a small, seemingly insignificant […]
Posted inArmenia
Is Armenia going to sit down at the same table as the occupier and pretend that everything is fine?!
Armenia received a personal invitation from Trump and joined the initiative. Pashinyan thanked him and described it as “a step towards peace”. But why is Armenia among the “invitees”? Armenia’s entry into Trump’s so-called “Peace Council” looks like yet another humiliation. Why is Pashinyan rushing to join it, and what real benefit can Armenia possibly […]
Posted inIran
The Iranian factor and Armenian vulnerability: the geopolitics of imminent collapse
The Iranian crisis has long gone beyond domestic boundaries and become part of geopolitical processes, notes Sputnik Armenia columnist, analysing the events in the neighbouring country. The protests in Iran are not just a mass demonstration of the Iranian people’s civic stance due to the deterioration of the socio-economic situation; the discontent of ordinary citizens […]
Posted inPOWs
Life imprisonment for the captured military and political leadership of Artsakh: can we accept this?
During another puppet trial, the Azerbaijani prosecutor’s office demanded life imprisonment for a number of representatives of the military and political leadership of Artsakh. According to Azerbaijani media reports, the Azerbaijani prosecutor’s office demanded life imprisonment for former Artsakh President Araik Harutyunyan, former commander of the Artsakh Defence Army, Lieutenant General Levon Mnatsakanyan, former deputy […]
Posted inRepressions
New arrests | Imnemnimi podcast hosts detained for content of 10 November episode
On 13 November 2025, the hosts of the Armenian podcast Imnemnimi, Narek Samsonyan and Vazgen Saghatelyan, were detained for their 10 November 2025 programme on the YouTube channel AntiFake TV. Lawyer and human rights activist Ruben Melikyan specified that the journalists had been charged with ‘hooliganism’ and condemned the arrests as an attack on freedom […]
Posted inArmenia
How to dismantle Pashinyan’s false ‘peace or war’ alternative in the 2026 elections?
The discourse surrounding the 2026 elections often boils down to the false rhetoric of ‘peace or war.’ However, this thesis is merely a propaganda tool that overshadows the priorities of the national political agenda. Vahe Hovhannisyan, head of the Alternative Projects group, draws public attention to this problem. In particular, he writes: « How can we […]