Spotlight on Silence: Selective Justice in Armenia’s Election Campaign | Ep 555, Jun 6, 2026

About this episode

The episode discusses selective justice and state pressure in Armenia's election campaign with guest Rafael Ishkhanyan.

Spotlight on Silence - June 6, 2026 In this Spotlight on Silence episode, we speak with Rafael Ishkhanyan of the Armenian Center for Political Rights about selective justice and state pressure ahead of the 2026 Armenian Parliamentary Election. We discuss wiretaps and leaks targeting opposition figures, abuse of hate speech laws against government critics, military service summons used as political coercion, and Pashinyan's threats against political opponents and Artsakh Armenians. Topics: Sel...

People in this episode

Guest: Rafael Ishkhanyan

Topics covered

• selective justice
• state pressure
• opposition figures
• hate speech laws
• political coercion
• election campaign

Keywords

• selective justice
• Armenia
• election campaign
• political rights
• opposition
• hate speech
• Pashinyan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Armenian Center for Political Rights

Places: Armenia, Artsakh

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