I respectfully submit this communication for consideration under the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Over the last few days, various priests have declared their support for the anti-church treason of “Nikol Kchoyan.” And while the number of joining traitors is very small, it is nonetheless repulsive to watch priests acting against their own essence. Among the ranks of these priests are some who, according to information circulating in the press, were lavishing the regime’s ringleader and the traitorous bishops with the vilest insults right up until the moment they wrote their “letters of capitulation.”
Speaking in an interview with “168 Hours”, Dr. John Eibner, an American human rights activist and president of Christian Solidarity International (CSI) human rights organization, stated that the actions by Nikol Pashinyan’s government against the leadership of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church and the Catholicos of All Armenians are fundamental violations of religious freedom, and the Armenian Prime Minister has no legal business interfering in the internal affairs of the Church.
“Whoever controls the Diaspora controls the future of the Republic of Armenia”— an idea well understood by the official responsible for Diaspora affairs, Zareh Sinanyan. Recently, inside a university lecture hall in Los Angeles—the U.S. city with the largest concentration of Armenians outside of Yerevan—Zareh Sinanyan, “High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of […]
Statement on the Suppression of the Armenian Apostolic Church: Historical Continuities of Identity Erasure within Victim Groups
The Lemkin Institute calls on the Armenian government to immediately cease all politically motivated actions against the clergy and to reaffirm its commitment to the constitutional principles of religious freedom and pluralism. The Institute further urges international observers and human rights organizations to monitor developments in Armenia closely, recognizing that the erosion of religious institutions has historically preceded broader campaigns of societal fragmentation and identity erasure.
On 23 November 2025, in his final statement, former Commander of the Artsakh Defense Army, rejected three primary the charges brought against him.
The Union of Journalists of Armenia calls on National Assembly officials vested with decision-making authority to return to a constructive course, restore journalists Knarik Manukyan and Sona Grigoryan’s
A history-and-reality-based open letter to Germany’s unfortunate Chancellor Friedrich Merz
Yesterday, Ruben Vardanyan had a phone conversation with his eldest son, David.According to Ruben, he is expected to be given the opportunity to make his final statement in court in the nearest future. In his remarks, he intends to emphasize the following:
