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Coverage from media and allies

The stories shared here reflect the independent voices of journalists, storytellers, and media houses engaging with the work of the Zovighian Public Office (ZPO). These pieces bring together community-centered reporting that documents the pulse, local realities, and lived experiences of the Middle East and South Caucasus.

Media feature by Pat Banker for an article by Lynn Zovighian titled

The Pak Banker

Pakistan

December 26, 2025

Annahar feature; Lynn Zovighian clapping with Fayha National Choir on stage Arabic headline

في خضمّ عام مليء بالتحدّيات احتضنت كاتدرائية القديسين غريغوريوس المنور والياس النبي للأرمن الكاثوليك يوم الأربعاء 18 كانون الأول (ديسمبر) حفلاً موسيقيا تاريخياً احتفاءً بالإرث والأمل، بتنظيم مشترك مع الرابطة السريانية والمكتب العام لزوفيكيات. الحفل خُصّص لتكريم أبطال الصفوف الأمامية في الحرب الأخيرة في لبنان، الذين مثلوا أسمى معاني الإنسانية والتفاني العميق في سبيل السلام. شمل التكريم الأطباء الممرضين والممرضات المسعفين، الصحافيين، الدفاع المدني الجيش اللبناني، وطيران الشرق الأوسط .

النهار

بيروت، لبنان

24 كانون الأول ٢٠٢٤

To celebrate Lebanon, Zovighian Public Office (ZPO) Founder Lynn Zovighian invited all musicians and audience members to sing the Lebanese National Anthem in a closing tribute at the launch of the “Giving Voice to Music” initiative. 

الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام

بيروت، لبنان

24 كانون الأول ٢٠٢٤

NNA media feature showing a Fayha Choir performing in a church with oud player Arabic headline about unifying musical concert
ANCA media feature displaying multiple Armenian organizational logos, headline text related to advocacy & community networks

Armenian National Committee of America

Washington, DC

November 27, 2024

Asbarez media feature. Headline reads: “Artsakh: A Case Study in Ethnic Cleansing,” with map graphics and blue-white layout.

Asbarez

Yerevan, Armenia

August 28, 2024

FrontierPost article with women holding signs. Headline reads “Working with communities key to future of philanthropy.”

The Frontier Post

Peshawar, Pakistan

July 22, 2024

Agora news feature titled “Gaza blockade could inflame Israel-Hezbollah conflict,

Terra

Brasília, Brasil

October 12, 2023

DW media feature. Headline: Cerco de Gaza pose inflamer conflito Israel-Hisbola. Image of a land with tanks all over.

Deutsche Welle

Berlin, Germany

October 12, 2023

Focus Online feature. Tanks on a hillside; soldiers visible. Headline: Israel and Hezbollah: Red Lines & fear of escalation.

Focus ONLINE

Berlin, Germany

October 12, 2023

Times of Oman feature. Headline reads:

Times of Oman

Muscat, Oman

October 12, 2023

The Telegraph Online feature; A soldier on a tank; Headline: How the Gaza siege could escalate the Israel-Hezbollah conflict

The Telegraph online

New Delhi, India

October 12, 2023

The Armenian Weekly article with a woman holding a child; headline urges protecting children’s rights in Artsakh.

The Armenian Weekly

Artsakh Nagorno-Karabakh

September 20, 2023

في احتفاء بإحياء روح الأمل والبصيرة والتعاون من أجل لبنان، دعت لين زوفيكيان، مؤسسة المكتب العام لزوفيكيان، جميع الموسيقيين وأفراد الجمهور إلى المشاركة في غناء النشيد الوطني اللبناني في

Periodismo Alternativo feature; people walking through a dusty landscape with sheep; headline in Spanish about Yazidi people

Nueva Revolucion, Periodismo alternativo

Spain

August 20, 2023

Barrister Amal Clooney and Yazidi lawyer Natia Navrouzov showcased the Zovighian Public Office (ZPO) Yazidi-led documentary, “This is sill genocide,” at Columbia Law School. The documentary features survivors in Sinjar sharing their lived experiences of life under Da’esh and ongoing political inaction.experiences of life under Da’esh and ongoing political inaction.

Columbia Law School
New York City, USA

May 17, 2023

Columbia Law School; Amal Clooney & Natia Navrouzov on stage; headline: Presentation Honors Survivors of the Yazidi Genocide

To celebrate Lebanon with a spirit of ambition, collaboration, and vision, Zovighian Public Office (ZPO) Founder Lynn Zovighian invited all musicians and audience members to sing the Lebanese National Anthem in a closing tribute at the launch of the “Giving Voice to Music” initiative.

AUB Assembly Hall
Beirut, Lebanon

May 15, 2023

AUB feature Lynn Zovighian, Maria Mattar & Barkev Taslakian with musicians holding flowers at Giving Voice to Music concert

American University of Beirut and Zovighian Public Office (ZPO)

Beirut, Lebanon

May 16, 2023

في احتفاءً بإحياء روح الأمل والبصيرة والتعاون من أجل لبنان، دعت لين زوفيكيان مؤسسة  المكتب العام لزوفيكيان، كل الموسيقيين وأعضاء الجمهور للمشاركة في غناء النشيد الوطني اللبناني في اختتام حفل إطلاق مبادرة "إعطاء صوت للموسيقى".

قاعة ال AUB Assembly Hall

بيروت، لبنان

١٥ أيار، ٢٠٢٣

Periodismo Alternativo article showing a woman holding a baby; Spanish headline reads “Mothers Under the Siege of Artsakh.”

Nueva Revolucion, Periodismo alternativo

Madrid, Spain

February 7, 2023

DetikNews Indonesia feature showing people walking past a “Happiness” storefront; headline about Lebanon’s crisis.

Detik news

Jakarta, Indonesia

January 21, 2023

Gargule.net showing two women with children; headline discusses listening to mothers under siege in Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh.

Gagrule.net

Yerevan, Armenia

January 18, 2023

Rudaw media feature showing Lynn Zovighian & Nadine Maenza during an interview; Kurdish headline about US Congress relations

قناة رووداو

واشنطن، الولايات المتّحدة الأمريكية

5 تشرين الأول 2022

Rudaw media feature showing Lynn Zovighian & Nadine Maenza during an interview; Kurdish headline about US Congress relations

قناة رووداو

واشنطن، الولايات المتّحدة الأمريكية

5 تشرين الأول 2022

Contributing to a special edition on decolonizing philanthropy published by Alliance Magazine, the Zovighian Public Office (ZPO) founder Lynn Zovighian shares her philosophy behind building a Research and development team at ZPO to co-create high participatory, community-centered, and grounded data. Community-led data can disrupt philanthropy and humanitarian decisions from the ground up if self-determination values are upheld.
Read full article on pages 58-59.

Alliance magazine
London, UK

September 6, 2022

Article by Lynn Zovighian titled

Arab News featured ZPO’s Yazidi documentary. Founder Lynn Zovighian said it is a survivor-led asset to drive national and international accountability. 

Arab News article titled “New documentary reveals threats to the Yazidi community in Iraq,” a man outdoors & a woman.
Arab News article titled “New documentary reveals threats to the Yazidi community in Iraq,” a man outdoors & a woman.

ألقت عرب نيوز الضوء على الفيلم الوثائقي الجديد القصير بقياده الإيزيديين والذي تمّ إصداره من قبل المكتب العام لزوفيكيان . أشارت لين زوفيكيان مؤسسة المكتب العام لزوفيكيان، "أعتقد أنه كان من الضروري المشاركة في إنتاح هذا الوثائقي الذي يشكّل أحد الأصول العامة للمناصرة التي تتمحور حول الناجين لدفع المساءلة الوطنية والدولية من أجل سنجار ".

النهار

بيروت، لبنان

٢٣ آب ٢٠٢٢

Arab News featured the new Yazidi-led short documentary released by the Zovighian Public Office (ZPO). ZPO Founder Lynn Zovighian stated, “I believe it was imperative that we co-create a Yazidi public-advocacy asset that centers on survivor voices to drive national and international accountability for Sinjar.”

Arab News
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

August 23, 2022

Arab News article titled “New documentary reveals threats to the Yazidi community in Iraq,” a man outdoors & a woman.

In a feature by Abby Sewell for L’Orient Today, ZPO founder Lynn Zovighian, discuss the declining impact of aid in Lebanon, citing the technical and ethical risks of delayed humanitarian disbursements.

In a feature by L’Orient Today’s Richard Salame, ZPO founder Lynn Zovighian argues that Lebanon’s culture of impunity and limited diplomatic capital are sabotaging the rebuilding of ties with the GCC.

Supported by ZPO, Yazda hosted a poetry reading and book signing to celebrate Yazidi resilience with copies distributed across IDP camps.

Titled The 5Ts on Trafficking: Trauma, Transport, Terror, Transparency and Technology, ZPO partnered with CCARHT to co-chair the 2018 annual symposium. It contributed to global policy development against human trafficking, featuring Yazda and ZPO expert advisors.

Cambridge Center Applied Research in Human Trafficking
Cambridge, UK

July 2, 2018

Columbia Law School; Amal Clooney & Natia Navrouzov on stage; headline: Presentation Honors Survivors of the Yazidi Genocide

Alongside MENA co-Ambassador, Sarah Alayed, Lynn Zovighian will manage the impact strategy of Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Organization.

Under the patronage of the Lebanese Prime Minister and sponsored by ZPO, 70 impact leaders met in Beirut at the NEXUS Arab Future Summit to strengthen humanitarian crisis management and sustainable growth in the MENA region.

Future TV
Beirut, Lebanon

October 7, 2017

The Zovighian Public Office is honored to sponsor and co-design the first combined spiritual pilgrimage and rehabilitation program organized by Yazda to ensure that Yazidi survivors captured and sexually-violated by Da'esh are welcomed back to their community with open arms.

In a report, Philanthropy in the Family Office: A Global Perspective, Lynn Zovighian explores how innovative philanthropy builds stronger economies.

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Op-ed

Natia Navrouzov Yazda’s Executive Director speaking at a Wilson Center event, wearing a green blazer.

Papal visit gives GCC reason to readopt Lebanon Arab news publishes