Freedom of Religion and Belief
ARMENIA: Pashinian vs. The Catholicos: What’s behind the PM’s campaign against the Church? By Ulviyya Asadzade, RFE/RL journalist RFE/ RL (21.12.2026) – Armenia is facing its gravest church-state clash since gaining independence, as tensions continue...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
ARMENIA: Pashinyan vs. the Church: Is Armenia headed toward a crisis of statehood? Caspian-Alpine (01.06.2025) – A deepening confrontation between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the Armenian Apostolic Church signals a potential crisis of statehood....
Human Rights in the World
ARMENIA – AZERBAIJAN: “COP29 in Baku: Greenwashing an Ethnic Cleansing?” A conference at the European Parliament EAFJD (06.11.2024) – On 6 November 2024 a conference titled “COP29 in Baku: Greenwashing an Ethnic Cleansing?” was held at the European...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
ARMENIA: Conscientious objector’s two-year jail term By Felix Corley Forum18 (09.11.2023) – On 25 October, a Yerevan court handed Baptist conscientious objector Davit Nazaretyan a two-year jail sentence for “Avoidance of mandatory military or...
Human Rights in the World
The EU and Azerbaijan: Time to Talk Tough By launching a military offensive in Nagorny Karabakh, President Aliyev forfeited the trust of Europeans. Azerbaijan’s status as a transport hub cannot be a reason for the EU to go soft on Baku. By Thomas De Waal Carnegie...
