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Tatul Ashiki Hakobyan ( hy, Թաթուլ Աշիկի Հակոբյան; born December 29, 1969) is an

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and an independent

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Early life and education

Hakobyan was born in the

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of Dovegh in northeastern Armenia, near the border with

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. He attended the

Yerevan State University Yerevan State University (YSU; hy, Երևանի Պետական Համալսարան, ԵՊՀ, ''Yerevani Petakan Hamalsaran''), also simply University of Yerevan, is the oldest continuously operating public university in Armenia. Founded in 1919 ...

and graduated from the Journalism Department in 1995. He is also a graduate of the

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Career

Hakobyan has formerly worked as a correspondent for the newspapers ''Ankakhutyun'' (1991–1995), ''

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'' (1998–2000), '' Azg'' (2000–2006), '' Aztag'' (2005-2016), ''

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'' (2008–2009) and as a political observer on regional issues of ''Radiolur'' news program of the

Public Radio of Armenia Public Radio of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի Հանրային Ռադիո, Hayastani Hanrayin Radio; Djsy Armradio) is a public radio broadcaster in Armenia. It was established in 1926 and remains one of the largest broadcasters in the country ...

(2004–2008). From 2009 until February 2021 he worked as a reporter and analyst at the independent

Civilitas Foundation The Civilitas Foundation ( hy, Սիվիլիթաս հիմնադրամ) is an Armenian non-profit organization based in Yerevan, and established in October 2008 by Armenia's former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vartan Oskanian. It is a development a ...

(CivilNet). Since 2014 Hakobyan has been the director of the

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-based ANI Foundation for Armenian Studies (Հայկական ուսումնասիրությունների ԱՆԻ հիմնադրամ). He is currently a columnist at Aliq Media.

Personal life

Hakobyan is married with two sons. He speaks

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, and

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Publications

*Կանաչ ու սև. արցախյան օրագիր reen and Black: Karabakh Diary(2008) *Հայացք Արարատից. հայերը և թուրքերը iew from Ararat: Armenians and Turks(2012) *Մահվան հովիտ․ 44-օրյա աղետ alley of Death: 44-Day Disaster(2021)

References

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