
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.
As Armenia’s government and church clash, a bitter power struggle is unfolding marked by arrests, outrage, and increasingly crass online attacks.
Notably, 61% of respondents said they did not trust any political figure.
Pashinyan has yet to announce the date of the ‘great spiritual meeting’ he has called for.
Since 2013, Georgians have overall become more accepting of women having pre-marital sex and having a child outside of wedlock.
Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan has been remanded to two months of pre-trial detention.
Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan’s statement came in response to his Russian counterpart's comments regarding the recent developments around the Church.
Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan, head of Shirak Diocese, has been accused of making public calls for usurping power.