Armenia
Pashinyan accuses opposition and clergy of serving foreign interests
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan claimed some of the clergy members own luxury items and work for the KGB.
Armenian Apostolic Church
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Defrocked priest challenges church authority, invites Pashinyan to attend his mass
Asatryan was dismissed from his duties following controversial remarks that led to the arrest of a group of clerics.
Armenian Apostolic Church
Another Armenian bishop charged amid deepening church–state confrontation
Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan’s detention marks the third high-ranking arrest as the government cracks down on the church.
Armenian Apostolic Church
Armenian authorities crack down on the church, again
At least 10 priests and one bishop have been arrested after police and National Security Service raids.
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.
Armenia
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.
