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Armenia’s Prime Minister Offers to Show His Penis to the Head of the Church
ARMENIA, JUN 26 – Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan challenges the Armenian Apostolic Church amid coup allegations and arrests of 14 clergy and supporters, accusing senior clerics of plotting to overthrow the government.
- Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan offered to show his penis to settle claims about his circumcision status, responding to Father Zareh Ashuryan's remarks questioning his Christian identity.
- Pashinyan stated on Facebook that he was ready to prove he had been circumcised, a practice among Christians in Armenia.
- The Armenian Church criticized Pashinyan for undermining Armenia's spiritual unity but did not address the circumcision claim.
- Pashinyan alleged that authorities disrupted a large and sinister plan by the criminal-oligarchic clergy in Armenia.
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Armenia order to arrest senior priest over alleged coup plot triggers scuffles
A new order to arrest a senior clergyman over allegations of plotting to overthrow the government triggered scuffles outside the most celebrated church in Armenia on Friday, according to Armenian news reports. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Prime Minister publicly accused Karekin II of violating church celibacy and secretly fathering a child.
Armenia is shaken by the growing tensions between the Apostolic Church and the authorities of the country. On Friday 27 June, an altercation broke out between the police and the clergy. Tensions are still palpable three days after the arrest of the influential Archbishop Mikael Adjapahian, reports franceinfo. The latter is accused by the Prime Minister, Nikol Pachinian, of fomenting a coup d'état. "The law enforcement officials have foiled a sin…
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Crowds block Armenian security forces seeking to arrest a clergyman who criticized the government
Security forces faced off with crowds at the headquarters of the Armenian Apostolic Church as the government sought to arrest a cleric in the latest move against outspoken critics of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The tense confrontation ended with security…
A strong police operation shook the Armenian Apostolic Church on Friday, June 27, when elite agents broke into the spiritual headquarters of the city of Etchmiadzin, in an attempt to arrest Archbishop Mikael Ajapahian, a prominent figure of the clergy and a government critic. READ ALSO: Armenian Parliament approves a bill to join the European Union The intervention sparked clashes between law enforcement and parishioners surrounding the Church t…
In Armenia, 14 people were detained on Wednesday, including several high-ranking priests of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Among them was Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, who headed the Tavush Eparchy and led anti-government protests last year. On Friday, another Archbishop, Mikael Adzhapakhyan of the Shirak Eparchy, was detained. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan described the arrests on his Facebook page as a success in preventing the “criminal olig…
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