‘From populism to autocracy: Pashinyan destroys democracy in Armenia’ – Robert Amsterdam

January 05 2026, 13:30

Politics

The administration of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is destroying democracy in Armenia by targeting the Armenian Apostolic Church, international human rights lawyer Robert Amsterdam said on Facebook.

“Pashinyan, who started off as a populist, is descending up as an autocrat, seizing power, destroying democracy and targeting the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church,” Amsterdam said.