Armenian Bishop and Clergy Arrested in Tensions with Pashinyan's Government

Armenian law enforcement has arrested Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan and five clergymen amid escalating tensions between Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyans government and the Armenian Apostolic Church.

• Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, the head of the Diocese of Aragatsotn, was detained along with five other clergy, exacerbating the ongoing conflict between the Armenian Apostolic Church and the government.
• Attorney Ara Zograbyan reported the arrests on Facebook, stating he could not ascertain the whereabouts of the Bishop and the other arrestees from Yerevan.
• The detentions are part of a broader political struggle in Armenia, where the Armenian Apostolic Churchs influence is increasingly at odds with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyans administration.