Karabakh movement 38. Episcopal Assembly despite prohibitions. Alpha Newsroom 02/20/26
February 20 2026, 14:00
Today in Alpha Newsroom:
🔹Today marks the 38th anniversary of the Artsakh Movement
🔹 Participants of the Episcopal Assembly call on the Armenian authorities to stop the persecution of the Church
🔹 Archbishop Hovnan Derderian has joined the statement in defense of the Catholicos of All Armenians
🔹 In Washington, Aliyev’s bodyguards assaulted Azerbaijani opposition activists
🔹 Apart from its symbolic significance, Armenia’s role in Board of Peace is unclear – Badalyan
🔹 Attempts to keep clergy on the side of the authorities through compromising material will not succeed – Fr. Vrtanes
🔹 Baku’s rulings and the silence of the international community – analysis by Stefan Meister
🔹 Iran is trying to buy time – Robert Margaryan on US–Iran talks
🔹 Armenia’s European partners are interested in disrupting ties with Russia – Andrey Areshev
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