Arpe Asaturyan, the founder and president of Frontline Therapists, discusses how Frontline Therapists provides mental health services to the soldiers and civilians who were impacted by the Artsakh War of 2020 and Azerbaijan’s attack on Armenia on September 13, 2022. She talks about the most common mental health issues that veterans and their families, military personnel, medical personnel and the more than 100,000 civilians who are impacted by war are experiencing. Ms Asaturyan also discusses the need for better training and professional development for mental health professionals in Armenia ..read more

Dr. Nerses Kopalyan discusses the military, political and geopolitical context of Azerbaijan's attacks on Armenia. He discusses Azerbaijan's strategy of cross border attacks and incursions into Armenian territory, including taking pieces of land from Armenia by force. He also talks about Aliyev's grand strategy of creating humanitarian catastrophes and using psychological warfare against the Armenian population in order to pressure the Armenian government to concede to Azerbaijan's demands. Dr. Kopalyan states that Aliyev's demand for a sovereign corridor through Armenian territory is a tactic ..read more

Meline Mailyan, Esq. discusses how the Center For Truth and Justice (CFTJ) trains law students and lawyers in Armenia and Artsakh to interview the survivors of the Artsakh War of 2020 to record their testimonies with in-depth video interviews that are admissible in court. Ms Mailyan explains why it is essential to properly record and preserve the eyewitness testimonies of war survivors for legal and academic reasons. She talks about how eyewitness testimonies have provided evidence for the many war crimes that Azerbaijan is accused of committing during the Artsakh War of 2020. Ms Mailyan talks ..read more

Anna Astvasaturian Turcotte discusses her philanthropic work in Armenia and Artsakh. She talks about why the Anna Astvasaturian Turcotte Foundation began the Ser Artsakh Baby Gift Box program, with the goal of providing a box of essential supplies to every new mother in Artsakh. Mrs. Astvasaturian Turcotte also discusses her memoir called Nowhere, A Story of Exile which is based on her family’s history of surviving the ethnic cleansing of more than 300,000 Armenians from Azerbaijan. She talks about the pogroms and violence against Armenians in Azerbaijan, because of the Nagorno-Karabakh indepe ..read more

Patil Toutounjian is the creator of a YouTube channel called The Armenian Traveler and the founder of Tatik Streetwear. She discusses her reasons for creating Tatik Streetwear, which showcases the work of Armenian designers and has raised money for Armenian causes.  She speaks about growing up in the Armenian community of Aleppo, Syria and her trip to Aleppo in 2021. She talks about how her experiences in Armenia with Bright Armenia helped her enhance her relationship with her Armenian culture. Ms Toutounjian explains how The Armenian Traveler YouTube channel began with her interviews wit ..read more

Peter Abajian is the Executive Director of The Paros Foundation. He discusses the humanitarian, economic, educational, and infrastructure needs of Armenia and Artsakh and how the projects of The Paros Foundation have transformed communities in the border villages of Armenia. The Paros Foundation is buying homes for families living in domiks in Gyumri and offering vocational training and educational opportunities to improve the lives of the younger generations of Armenians. The Paros Foundation provided humanitarian aid to Armenia and Artsakh during the Artsakh War of 2020, and to the refugees ..read more

Discussion of the Armenia VS Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan VS Armenia cases that were brought to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in September 2021 and discussion of the possibility of remedial secession for Artsakh. Gabriel Armas-Cardona Esquire is an expert in international law and a human rights lawyer. He is a research associate and lecturer at Leipzig University in Leipzig, Germany. Mr. Armas-Cardona explains what the ICJ is and the cases that were brought to the ICJ based on a human rights treaty called CERD. He discusses the provisional measures that Armenia and Azerbaijan requested ..read more