Arrests as method of intimidation. Is anyone safe in Pashinyan’s Armenia? Alpha Newsroom 10/17/2025
October 17 2025, 21:00
Today in Alpha Newsroom:
🔹 Pashinyan’s actions and intimidation tactics: the arrest of Samvel Karapetyan, head of the Aragatsotn Diocese, and lawyer Kochubayev
🔹 A defeated and frightened dictator only has enough strength to fight the opposition and the clergy – Arthur Khachikian
🔹 Mega-scandal in Baku: Heydar Aliyev’s closest associate has turned against Ilham Aliyev, organizing an attempted coup. This story involves not only Russians, but also Armenians
🔹 All week, the Turkish yellow press has been buzzing: Turkey’s enemy, Armenia, is going to cede land
🔹 Meeting between the presidents of Russia and the US: what will be decided, will they discuss Syunik?
🔹 The “Our Way” movement is causing serious concern among the authorities – lawyer Roman Yeritsyan live on Alpha News
🔹 Why is the Armenian Apostolic Church targeted by the Civil Contract? Norayr Poghosyan, Candidate of Philological Sciences and staff member of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, live on Alpha News