EVN Report's Maria Titizian sat down with Canadian-Armenian actress, producer and activist Arsinee Khanjian to talk about the rights, privileges and responsibility of the Diaspora when it comes to issues facing the homeland.

A series of extraordinary events in Armenia, including unprecedented acts of civil disobedience and massive protests that spread throughout the country, eventually led to the resignation of Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan on April 23. The movement that came to be known as the Velvet Revolution was led by opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan who fashioned himself as the "people's candidate" for the office of the prime minister. On May 1, during a special session, Armenia's parliament is set to vote for an interim premier. Several members of the Editorial Board of EVN Report sat down to talk about their impressions of a movement that has fundamentally transformed Armenia.

EVN Report's Roubina Margossian spoke with Armen Grigoryan, one of the leading members of the Reject Serzh initiative. Grigoryan said that what acting Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan is doing now after the resignation of Serzh Sargsyan is a second power grab.

At France Square, EVN Report caught up with Davit Petrosyan, who we first met during the student protests against the Military Deferment Bill. Petrosyan talks about the situation at Yerevan State University and the connection of the new student initiative, "YSU Restart" to the protests led by parliament member Nikol Pashinyan.

Just ahead of the April 17 parliamentary vote deciding the country’s new prime minister, Armenians have taken to the streets in protest. EVN Report is closely following the events and talking to organizers and supporters of the protesters.  Maria Karapetyan from the Deny Serzh civic initiative explains how different groups consolidated and extended on open invitation for others to join the protest.

From a summer camp in Gyumri to working with Armenian gymnasts to humanities and social sciences educational programs in Karabakh and Yerevan.  A conversation with Sarah Ludwig whose unlikely visit to Armenia has turned into a 20-year relationship with a country she once shared no ties with.

Sergei Parajanov’s "The Color of Pomegranates" has had a very troubled past and has yet to reveal many of its secrets. Writer and filmmaker Daniel Bird set out to piece together not only the components of the original version of the film but also the stories that surrounded the making of the cinematographic masterpiece.

This year for the first time, Armenia will be featured at the annual Folklife Festival that takes place on the National Mall in Washington D.C. EVN Report’s Maria Titizian sat down with the Director of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival Sabrina Lynn Motley to talk about the festival, the opportunity it presents for extraordinary moments of cultural interaction and the importance of cultural democracy and cultural equity. Over the course of its history, the Folklife Festival has featured over 100 countries and aims to explore all the things that connect us, what it means to be human and how cultural heritage can sustain communities.

Sara Anjargolian speaks to Roger Strauch, Chairman of The Roda Group, an early stage venture capital group about his 48 year connection to Armenia, when at the height of the Cold War he visited Soviet Armenia as the son of an American scientist and after independence was himself invited to Armenia to mentor the IT industry.

Listen to the main developments of 2018 in our first news roundup of the year: From the situation on the frontline, to new tax legislation, from protests and rallies to new plans and celebrations, this and every Friday on EVN Report.