Armenia
Armenian Archbishop Ajapahyan sentenced to two years in prison for publicly calling for a coup
Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan was found guilty by a Yerevan court in late September.
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Yerevan Court finds Armenian Archbishop Ajapahyan guilty of publicly calling for a coup
Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan had been arrested in June 2025 for calling for the seizure of state power and other related offences.
Samvel Karapetyan
Explainer | Who is Samvel Karapetyan, the Russian–Armenian billionaire whose empire is under siege
Karapetyan, one of Armenia’s richest men, was arrested in June after challenging the government over their attacks on the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Armenia
Armenia’s ex-President Ter-Petrosyan compares Pashinyan to Gaddafi and Hussein
Former President Levon Ter-Petrosyan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan are former allies.
Nikol Pashinyan
Pashinyan apologises to the public for insulting church and opposition
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s public apology addressed comments he made to the clergy and opposition members.
Armenia
Controversial US lawyer Robert Amsterdam arrives in Yerevan to represent the Armenian Church
Robert Amsterdam also represents the Russia-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church on behalf of sanctioned former Ukrainian MP Vadym Novynskyi.
Armenia
Explainer | What’s behind Armenia’s church-state conflict
As Armenia’s government and church clash, a bitter power struggle is unfolding marked by arrests, outrage, and increasingly crass online attacks.
