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Armenian opposition figures detained amid ongoing crackdown

Armenian opposition figures detained amid ongoing crackdown
07.07.2025 15:28

Armenian authorities have detained Sevak Khachatryan, the head of Sotk village, and Davit Shahnazaryan, the leader of the opposition “United Vardenis” faction in the local city council, according to a Telegram channel affiliated with the protest movement “Tavush for the Homeland.”

No official explanation for the arrests has been issued so far. The detentions come amid a wave of arrests targeting members of the opposition.

On June 25, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan and 16 of his supporters were arrested during a large-scale security operation. According to the Investigative Committee of Armenia, the detainees are accused of plotting terrorist acts, inciting mass unrest, and attempting a violent overthrow of the government.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that law enforcement agencies disrupted a “criminal-oligarchic-clerical plan” to seize power.

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