Listen to two opposing opinions on one issue!
The British Council, as part of its Wo/Men in Politics project funded by the British Embassy Yerevan, is launching a new radio programme aired on Radio Hay FM 104.1 each second Wednesday of the month at 16.00, starting from 15 July 2009.
The programme will facilitate face to face hot debate between male and female political and public figures on various issues of interest.
The first programme on 15 July featured Artsvik Minasyan, MP (ARF Faction), and Heriqnaz Harutyunyan, Editor of the Yerevan Press Club, debating live in the Black and White corners on the role and rights of women in society. See the full list of programmes below:
| Date |
Topic |
Guests |
| 21 October |
Football - Sport or Politics |
Aghavni Karakahnyan, Director of the Institute for Civil Society and Regional Development
A. Ghukasyan, Political analyst |
| 23 September |
Problems that face disabled people in Armenia, their employment opportunities |
Anahit Gevorgyan, Deputy Head, Department of the Issues of Elderly People and Disabled, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Armenia
Armen Alaverdyan, Executive Director of UNISON NGO |
| 9 September |
Current developments of the Turkish-Armenian political relations |
Lilit Galstyan, Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Karen Avagyan, Republican Party of Armenia |
| 26 August |
Tolerance in the Armenian musical reality |
Shushan Petrosyan, Singer, National Artist of Armenia
Misho, Rapper |
| 12 August |
Karabakh issue and public awareness around it |
Larisa Alaverdyan MP, Heritage Fraction
Gagik Melikyan MP, Republican Party of Armenia |
| 30 July |
Freedom of Speech |
Armine Ohanyan, Chief Editor of "Hraparak" newspaper
Hayk Gevorgyan, Editions Editor of "Haykakan Zhamanak" daily |
| 15 July |
The role and rights of women in the Armenian society |
Artsvik Minasyan MP, Armenian Revolutionary Federation Faction
Heriqnaz Harutyunyan, Editor of the Yerevan Press Club |
Challenge our guests with your questions by calling +374 10 526629 during the programme. You may also post your questions on our Facebook page in advance and the most interesting ones will be discussed during the programme.
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For more information about the Wo/Men in Politics Project, please contact Programmes Manager, Inessa Muradyan.
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