Christian Rights Group Accuses Pashinyan of Interfering in Armenian Church Affairs

International Criticism of Pashinyan’s Campaign Against Karekin II, Church Mounts

With the release last week of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s and his government’s report on the so-called “Report on the Crisis in the Church,” and the increasing push by the authorities to persecute the Armenian Church, international criticism of that effort mounted this week.

Christian Rights Group Accuses Pashinyan of Interfering in Armenian Church Affairs

Christian Solidarity International has criticized an Armenian government report on the Armenian Apostolic Church, accusing Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s administration of interfering in the Church’s internal affairs and pursuing a campaign to remove Catholicos Karekin II. The Switzerland-based Christian human rights organization said in a Sept. 28 statement that it rejected the government report “in its entirety,” challenging both the way it …