# Armenian church leader to stand trial as government confrontation escalates

https://mins.news/en/item/14881

- Reuters, 2026-08-06 08:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/armenian-church-leader-go-trial-widening-confrontation-with-government-2026-08-06/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a74416169018900011c2c9a

> The head of Armenia’s Apostolic Church and six other senior clerics are due to go on trial on Friday. The proceedings represent the latest escalation in a bitter confrontation with the government of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenia is widely regarded as the world’s first Christian nation, adding historical weight to the dispute involving its church leadership.

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