Statements
16 Feb 2026
Statement on Criminal Charges Against Catholicos of All Armenians
On 14 February, the Prosecutor’s Office brought charges against the Catholicos and imposed a ban on leaving the country. The charge is based on the same grounds as those brought against the six bishops on 31 January. In essence, the leader of …
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Reports
07 Feb 2026
Urgent Report on the ongoing Interference with the Autonomy of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church
Urgent Report
The Armenian Center for Political Rights has published an urgent report concerning the ongoing campaign by the authorities of the Republic of Armenia to interfere with the autonomy of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church. The report …
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Statements
12 Dec 2025
Statement on persecution against the expert who submitted an opinion in the criminal case
Today, on 12 December, the lawyers of political prisoner Samvel Karapetyan reported that pressure is being exerted on the linguist-expert who submitted an opinion in the case.
The defense stated that the expert’s apartment had been searched the …
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Statements
14 Nov 2025
Statement on arbitrary detention of lawyer Aleksander Kochubaev
Armenian Center for Political rights issued a statement regarding the new political persecution of Antifake.am team.
V. Saghatelyan and N. Samsonyan host the Imnemnimi podcast, which has a strong opposition stance. The podcast is broadcast via the …
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Reports
05 Nov 2025
Injustice in Armenia: Mass political persecutions of 2025: Part A (May–September)
The Armenian Center for Political Rights has released the English translation of the first part of its report «Injustice in Armenia: Mass political persecutions of 2025: Part A (May–September)». This report thoroughly analyzes four main episodes of …
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