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Welcome to Smallest truths, a podcast by the Zovighian Public Office (ZPO). Here, we hold ourselves to the highest standards of moral courage and center communities enduring atrocity, diplomatic abandonment, and disinformation. From silence to accountability, from loss to dignity, and from neglect to systemic change, this is a safe space in the fullest sense — where survivors and their allies share the tiniest truths through intimate dialogue to galvanize change. By bringing out the truth, we shift power away from perpetrators and toward the critical truth-tellers of a crisis.


Join us for conversations that carry survivor truths beyond borders, crises, and crimes.

Why now?
We chose to launch this new truth-telling platform just after the eleven-year commemoration of the Yazidi Genocide, the fifth anniversary of the Beirut Explosion, and the second commemoration of the ethnic cleansing of Artsakhi Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh. In doing so, we hold space between mourning, trauma, and the relentless fight for justice of survivors — so that the smallest truths of their lived experiences, often the most decisive evidence for justice, carry forward dignity, safeguard memory, and secure accountability.

About the host

Lynn Zovighian

As founder of the Zovighian Public Office, Lynn Zovighian has spent over a decade working with communities and survivors of atrocity crimes to advance justice and accountability. An award-winning humanitarian diplomat and philanthropist, she hosts ZPO’s podcast Smallest truths with conviction and voice to carry truth with moral courage and shift power away from perpetrators and toward survivors and justice.

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Lynn Zovighian

As founder of the Zovighian Public Office, Lynn Zovighian has spent over a decade working with communities and survivors of atrocity crimes to advance justice and accountability. An award-winning humanitarian diplomat and philanthropist, she hosts ZPO’s podcast Smallest truths with conviction and voice to carry truth with moral courage and shift power away from perpetrators and toward survivors and justice.

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Inaugural episodes

Episode 3 - Part 3 of 3

September 3, 2025

25 minutes

Authentic peace cannot be imposed. Lynn Zovighian and Nadine Maenza explore how weaponized peace efforts between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh ignore survivor-led truths and leadership essential for justice. Can peace built on power, not truth, ever endure?

September 3, 2025

34 minutes

Under the weight of atrocity crimes and genocide, truth comes under pressure. Lynn Zovighian and Nadine Maenza investigate how survivor-led truth-telling from Sinjar, Lebanon, and Nagorno-Karabakh challenge U.S. foreign policy, revealing the role of humanitarian diplomacy in securing justice.

Episode 1 - Part 1 of 3

September 3, 2025

26 minutes

Justice begins with truth. In this inaugural episode, podcast host Lynn Zovighian and Nadine Maenza launch a three-part conversation examining how survivor-led truth-telling in Sinjar, Lebanon, and Syria instills international credibility, guides humanitarian diplomacy, and frames accountability.

Episode 1

What does it mean to “do no harm” while sharing survivors’ truths? In Smallest truths, ZPO founder Lynn Zovighian and advocate Nadine Maenza explore balancing advocacy, safety, and how small truths shift power toward justice.

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Պէյրութի մէջ գործող Զովիկեան Հանրային գրասենեակը կը հրապարակէ դաժան ոճիրներու ճշմարտութեան բացայայտման եւ պատասխանատուութեան վերաբերեալ փոտքեսթ մը

French

من بيروت، يُطلق المكتب العام لزوفيكيان بودكاستًا جديدًا يفتح نقاشًا جريئًا حول سرد الحقيقة والمساءلة عن الجرائم المروّعة.