Archbishop Nathan Hovhannisian, Director of the External Relations and Protocol Department of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, left, attends a verdict hearing in the case of Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan, head of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, accused of calling for the seizure of power and the violent overthrow of the constitutional order, at a criminal court of general jurisdiction in Yerevan, Armenia. The court sentenced Ajapahyan to two years in prison on October 3.03.10.2025#9018939
Supporters of Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan, head of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, accused of calling for the seizure of power and the violent overthrow of the constitutional order, gather outside a criminal court of general jurisdiction during a verdict hearing in Yerevan, Armenia. The court sentenced Ajapahyan to two years in prison on October 3.03.10.2025#9018935
Lawyer Ara Zohrabyan speaks to journalists following a verdict hearing in the case of Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan, head of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, accused of calling for the seizure of power and the violent overthrow of the constitutional order, outside a criminal court of general jurisdiction in Yerevan, Armenia. The court sentenced Ajapahyan to two years in prison on October 3.03.10.2025#9018930
Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan, head of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, accused of calling for the seizure of power and the violent overthrow of the constitutional order, is seen during a verdict hearing at a criminal court of general jurisdiction in Yerevan, Armenia. The court sentenced Ajapahyan to two years in prison on October 3.03.10.2025#9018921
Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan, head of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, accused of calling for the seizure of power and the violent overthrow of the constitutional order, is seen during a verdict hearing at a criminal court of general jurisdiction in Yerevan, Armenia. The court sentenced Ajapahyan to two years in prison on October 3.03.10.2025#9018917
People gather outside a criminal court of general jurisdiction during a verdict hearing in the case of Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan, head of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, accused of calling for the seizure of power and the violent overthrow of the constitutional order, in Yerevan, Armenia. The court sentenced Ajapahyan to two years in prison on October 3.03.10.2025#9018915
Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan, head of the Shirak Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, accused of calling for the seizure of power and the violent overthrow of the constitutional order, is seen during a verdict hearing at a criminal court of general jurisdiction in Yerevan, Armenia. The court sentenced Ajapahyan to two years in prison on October 3.03.10.2025#9018910
