The Christian Solidarity International (CSI) human rights organization is deeply concerned about the human rights situation in Armenia regarding the crisis in Church-State relations and the arrests of the high-ranking clerics and supporters of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church. In an interview with “168 Hours”, John Eibner, President of CSI, spoke about the rights of political prisoners in Armenia, as well as the Armenian prisoners of war and political prisoners held in Baku, the right of Armenians to return to Nagorno-Karabakh, and the crucial importance of the Christian faith for the Armenians.
On November 13, 2025, law enforcement officers searched the office of the news platform AntiFake.am, as a result of which the majority of the equipment essential for the outlet’s broadcasting and daily operations was seized. In particular, all computers were taken, along with the podcast microphones, all available cameras, tripods and stands for cameras and microphones, filming drones, batteries and their chargers, storage devices, cables, all live-broadcasting equipment, the audio mixing console, and more, making it practically impossible for the media outlet to continue its work.
Concerned about the illegal and systemic nature of the current regime’s actions aimed at destroying democratic institutions and suppressing the opposition in every possible way,
Today, on the morning of November 13, with an already familiar scenario and almost identical procedures, the law enforcement bodies — investigators of the Investigative Committee and masked officers of the National Security Service (NSS) — once again raided the homes of Narek Samsonyan and Vazgen Saghatelyan, co-hosts of the Imnemnimi podcast.
At the end of the interview, Amsterdam urged the public to read the 61-page White Paper titled “Nikol Pashinyan and the Persecution of Samvel Karapetyan and the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church,” available online at “freekarapetyan.com.”
L’ARMÉNIE EST DEVENUE L’OTAGE D’UNE GUERRE GÉOPOLITIQUE CYNIQUE: TIGRAN YEGAVIAN & ARTHUR KHACHIKIAN
Arthur Khachikian, Stanford University PhD Graduate in Political Science, USA, discussed the agreement signed in Washington on August 8, and concerns about Armenia’s security with James W. Carden, editor and columnist at The American Conservative, former U.S. State Department adviser, and a senior advisor to the American Committee on the US-Russia Accord (ACURA)
A conversation with Dr. Hall Gardner, Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the American University in Paris, and Arthur Khachikian, a Stanford PhD in International Relations.
Once again, I thank you for finding time to visit Armenia and I wish you efficient work at the 12th plenary session of the Assembly.
Lawyer and former Yerevan City Prosecutor Raffi Aslanyan shared the following on his Facebook page:
