Week in Review - September 27, 2026 In this week's Groong Week in Review, Hovik and Asbed mark the sixth anniversary of the 44-Day War and examine Armenia's deepening crisis over historical memory and national identity. We discuss the Armenian government's controversial response to September 27 commemorations, escalating tension between the state and the Armenian Church, international concern over election integrity, and Armenia's isolated position as Azerbaijan demolishes Artsakh's Armenian cultural heritage while Turkey advances regional integration plans. Topics: - September 27 war anniversary and memory - Pashinyan escalates campaign against Church - PACE raises concerns over elections - Armenia, Turkey, Azerbaijan at UNGA - Witkoff reveals Turkish regional advisers - Opposition faces post-election divisions - Arrests and prosecutions over speech - France and Azerbaijan move toward normalization Timestamps: 0:00 Intro to Week in Review for September 27, 2026 0:29 September 27 6th anniversary of the 44-day war 5:47 PACE report on the June 7 Armenian Election 11:59 Pashinyan at the UNGA81 14:44 Netanyahu/Erdogan Armenian & Gaza Genocide spat at the UNGA81 16:20 Bayramov at the UNGA81 21:07 Steve Witkoff's Armenia advisors: Hakan Fidan, Ibrahim Kalin, Tom Barrack 23:14 Pashinyan's 74 page report on the alleged "crisis in the church" 31:25 What goals does this attack on the church have? 34:44 Who are potential "Pashinyan candidates" for Catholicos? 39:05 International reactions to Pashinyan's attacks on the Armenian Church 41:17 Samvel Karapetyan's interview 48:27 Corruptions & Persecutions 48:38 Vahram Sahakian 50:25 Artak Avetisyan 51:53 Aregnaz Manukyan - Solitary House Arrest 52:32 Andranik Tevanyan pretrial detention extended 53:02 Arthur Avanesyan, Kandaz 54:21 French-Azerbaijani relations thawing Hosts: - Hovik Manucharyan - Asbed Bedrossian Episode 591 | Recorded: September 27, 2026 SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/591