Claim 262

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.

Type

security incident

Country

Armenia

Theme

Rule of law and civil liberties

Date

2025-01-01

Status

past

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