Arrests of Armenian Apostolic Church leaders for alleged coup in 2025; Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan sentenced to two years and later placed…

Arrests of Armenian Apostolic Church leaders for alleged coup in 2025; Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan sentenced to two years and later placed under house arrest in February 2026.

Date

2025-01-01

Status

past

Country

Armenia

Theme

Rule of law and civil liberties

Evidence

1. In 2025, various Armenian Apostolic Church leaders were arrested for an alleged coup...Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan was arrested in October, 2025 and handed a two-year sentence in November. In February, 2026, he was moved to house arrest.

   Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Armenian_parliamentary_election | external