In the modern history of Armenia, there has been no event comparable in scale and symbolic significance to the ongoing conflict between the secular authorities and the Armenian Apostolic Church. Insulting epithets, public accusations, and direct demands for the resignation of the Catholicos of All Armenians — voiced by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and members of his family — have been addressed to the country’s highest spiritual leadership.

Mina Khachatryan has published 20 questions addressed to Serzh Sargsyan on her Telegram channel, “Mina-Z.”

The tragedy of October 27, 1999, was not merely a bloody act of violence; it became a catalyst for broader political and strategic changes. Before these events, Robert Kocharyan’s policy in the negotiation process was under clear pressure and control from Vazgen Sargsyan. After Sargsyan’s assassination, Kocharyan gained greater freedom of action, which suggests that his earlier steps had been constrained by external influence.

Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s readiness for concessions in 1997–1998 was neither an impulsive mistake nor the result of short-term pressure. It fit squarely within a stable conceptual model that was widely circulated in Western diplomatic and analytical circles at the time and clearly articulated through what became known as the “Goble Plan.”

One of the most dramatic episodes of Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s presidency - and one that left a deep mark on the history of Armenian statehood- was the 1996 presidential election. For the first time, the country faced a moment when the authorities proved stronger than the people, and the people lost even at the very moment they were, in fact, winning.

In an interview with New.am, Dr. Artur Khachikyan, a Stanford PhD in Political Science, issued stark warnings about the current state of Armenian statehood. His comments were prompted by reports that Armenia has begun purchasing oil from Azerbaijan - a step the authorities present as a sign of a “new era of peace” and the start of economic cooperation. Khachikyan, however, does not view this as economic diversification but as part of a systemic process that places the country in strategic dependence on Baku.

With the consolidation of the Armenian Pan-National Movement (APNM), the country entered a decade that - as poet Paruyr Sevak would say - “gives birth to heroes and destroys them without remorse.” Reforms, the struggle for statehood, and diplomatic breakthroughs unfolded on the surface, while behind the scenes processes were taking shape that would later be described as the “dark anatomy of the ’90s.”

In political life, almost nothing happens by accident, especially when a sequence of seemingly unrelated events begins to form a single, troubling pattern. Although there is no indisputable proof that Rubinyan is a “Turkish agent,” the combination of circumstances — the location of his internship, his rapid rise through the ranks, and the persistent lack of clear answers — continues to raise suspicions that he may still maintain ties with Turkish special services.

The visit in question was not an attempt to establish dialogue, but a display of submission to Baku, an example of public funds being spent on the government’s image-making projects, an effort to discredit the opposition through the narrative that “those who disagree are traitors,” and a step toward legitimizing the persecution of Artsakh’s leaders. All of this indicates that Ilham Aliyev has effectively become involved in Nikol Pashinyan’s election campaign. The plan is straightforward: peace with Pashinyan, and conflict with the opposition, whose representatives are portrayed as enemies of Armenia with supposed revanchist aims. In short, he who pays the piper calls the tune.

2022–2025, Nikol Pashinyan repeatedly displayed disrespect toward the martyrs of the Armenian people. Therefore, according to his own 2014 statement, Nikol Pashinyan should himself be declared a persona non grata in the territory of Armenia.

“The Azerbaijani iTV channel aired a new episode of the program “Təmas Xətti” (“Contact Line”), in which Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov detailed key developments before and during the 44-day war, secret diplomatic negotiations, and other important facts.

Pashinyan’s claim was false, as the Madrid Principles, among other provisions, explicitly referred to the right of Artsakh to self-determination - a concept that cannot be interpreted as recognition of Artsakh as part of Azerbaijan.

Получив поддержку общественности во время "Бархатной революции", став премьер-министром Армении, Никол Пашинян быстро забыл о своих обещаниях, ярким доказательством чего является его ответ 25 марта 2020 года на предложение депутата Национального Собрания Тиграна Уриханяна, направленное на решение проблем граждан, связанных с обслуживанием кредитов, вызванных объявленным из-за коронавируса локдауном

The war against Artsakh was not unexpected for us. We knew, and we were expecting it. The question was when and from where the enemy would attack.

If “His Holiness is a sinner” (whether voluntarily or involuntarily) how many people has he murdered throughout his life? Whom has he slaughtered, crippled, or driven apart? Has he divided the nation, sold the motherland, or handed over lands to the Turks? Has he done any of this? Unlike N.P., who, through his treacherous and dictatorial policies, has sold his homeland, divided the nation, deceived the people, repudiated Ararat, denied the Genocide and our sacred sites, and led to the deaths of 5,000 young men — souls who now cry out to God for justice.

Experts from the Public Tribunal of Armenia believe that the likely reason for the arrest may be Alexander Kochubaev’s statements in an interview with 5TV Channel on March 12, 2025, concerning the circumstances surrounding Nikol Pashinyan’s amnesty and his claims that Serzh Sargsyan initiated the 2015 constitutional reform to pave the way for Pashinyan’s rise to power. Kochubaev presented evidence suggesting that Pashinyan’s ascent had been prepared as early as March 1, 2008.

If the committee has truly conducted an unbiased and professional investigation into the causes of the defeat during the 44 days and the period preceding it, at least several hundred state officials, headed by Nikol Pashinyan, should find themselves in a correctional colony on the basis of that committee’s findings,.

The Public Tribunal of Armenia presents to its readers the relevant articles from the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia under which Nikol Pashinyan and his team may be held criminally liable.

If Pashinyan’s party fails to secure a constitutional majority in the 2026 parliamentary elections, the outrageous facts surrounding the 44-day war will finally come to light, leaving no doubt about the true intentions of the so-called “supreme commander-in-chief.” Everything is already in place: from audio recordings to witness testimony. The truth will emerge the moment Pashinyan is no longer Prime Minister. And then, a court free from political pressure will be able to answer the fundamental question: Is the one most responsible for the defeat also the one most guilty?

Levon Ter-Petrosyan, the first President of Armenia, has accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of betraying the Armenian people, saying he has earned a place on the “memorial wall of national traitors.”

September 20, 2025 – Telegram channel “Devushka s Ruzhyem” [Rus. Девушка с ружьем] has published a detailed list and quantities of material losses sustained due to the occupation of Artsakh by Azerbaijan. The report includes both cultural heritage sites and key infrastructure assets. The statistics on material losses are presented as follows:

The Public Tribunal project is launching a new series of articles exposing those who served as pillars propping up the regime of high treason - those who, in pursuit of personal gain and in order to preserve their positions and ill-gotten wealth, executed criminal orders and directives, betraying the oath they once swore to the Motherland. One such figure is Artur Vanetsyan, former Director of the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia (hereinafter – RA NSS).

Claiming that ceding Artsakh to Azerbaijan has “strengthened” Armenia’s sovereignty goes beyond absurd. What kind of sovereignty is this, if the neighboring country’s dictator openly mocks the Armenian prime minister and dictates constitutional changes to us?

A sensational article was published in the Golos Armenii newspaper (Issue No. 97, September 12, 2009), in which a former employee of Armenia’s special services - a direct participant and eyewitness to events, identified only as M.A. – tells that former President Levon Ter-Petrosyan had ties with U.S. intelligence agencies. In most countries, such an article would have triggered a storm of reactions - ranging from public denials to criminal investigations initiated by the Prosecutor’s Office. But not in Armenia.

Experts at the Public Tribunal regard the actions of the Armenian Prime Minister as nothing short of a betrayal of Armenia’s national interests. Nikol Pashinyan has never concealed his decisions - and has, on multiple occasions, openly admitted them in public.

Within the newly constructed architecture of the South Caucasus, Armenia is prepared to become a sovereign non-state. That is exactly what was stated. The audience understood it. And the Armenian people were presented with a new large-scale state initiative—the 'gypsyzation' of Armenians.

The Tribunal accuses Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan of the following: Overthrow of the constitutional order through the subjugation of the judiciary of the Republic of Armenia, in violation of Article 4 of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia. Violation of the inviolability of the private life of the citizens of Armenia – a right guaranteed by the Constitution of the RA. Interfering in the internal affairs of the AAC in violation of Article 17 of the Constitution of the RA and the Law of the RA on Relations Between the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian Apostolic Church. Calling for the violent overthrow of the Catholicos of All Armenians, which risks inciting public unrest and clashes.

Serzh Sargsyan is Nikol Pashinyan’s best advocate.

Anna Hakobyan: "Why do we need Karabakh? It should be turned into an autonomy. It’s like a suitcase without a handle - only Russia needs it. Because of Karabakh, we’re in an economic blockade, and all our borders are closed."

That man sold Armenia. What we are witnessing today is not merely incompetence; it is a grave act of high treason․

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in his comments to journalists, effectively accused the Armenian authorities of betraying Artsakh and surrendering it. Notably, Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan did not refute Lavrov’s claims.

Pashinyan is crossing the red line between political maneuvering in the national interest and the outright betrayal of national interests.

I believe that a life sentence is the most appropriate punishment for you—so you may live as a lasting testament to one who committed high treason and set out to dismantle Armenian statehood

Ministry deliberately sabotaged the tender process for the procurement of military equipment. He also claimed it undermined investments in Armenia’s military and defense industry, including the planned construction of a bullet manufacturing plant.

His senseless statements ignore the decades of historical research on the Armenian Genocide conducted by Turkish, German, British, American, and Armenian scholars, among others, stand in the way of the ongoing struggle for justice for the victims of the Armenian Genocide, and create a dangerous geopolitical dynamic, especially in the context of Azerbaijan’s recent genocide of Artsakh Armenians and its ongoing threats to the Republic of Armenia.

Following the forced displacement of Armenians from Artsakh in 2023, property left behind in the region is estimated at $100 billion, according to Armen Sargsyan, adviser on historical affairs at the Genesis Armenia Analytical Center. He made the statement during the conference “One Year Without Artsakh: Statistics and Strategic Perspective.”

In a word, Armenia is at a turning point, the Armenian people are waiting for a fundamentally different leader — not Pashinyan. And not "the chicks of Sargsyan's nest" — they all look the same. Armenia is waiting for a pragmatic technocrat-an economic executive, a national Mishustin — a person who will deal with the state of Armenia and its long-suffering people. A person who is able to choose the right political guidelines and strategic partners for the Armenian state — modern Armenia does not have such now, they are lost.

Shushi was handed over to a small Azerbaijani regiment without a fight. Pashinyan—either through negligence or by design—missed the crucial moment when the town could have remained under Armenian control after the fighting. This particular detail even surprised Russian President Vladimir Putin, who later stepped in as a mediator to prevent Armenians in Karabakh from losing everything.

Serzh Sargsyan knew that Nikol was coming to power to surrender Artsakh, even before submitting his resignation

Nikol Pashinyan responded to an Azerbaijani blogger named Bakhtiyar—originally from the Armenian town of Vardenis—clarifying his earlier statement ‘Artsakh is Armenia, full stop!’: “You said Nagorno-Karabakh is an internationally recognized part of Azerbaijan. This is not true, as the international format of negotiations is the OSCE Minsk Group, which is authorized to determine the final status of Nagorno-Karabakh. Why did your country involve in the negotiation process if Nagorno-Karabakh is already an internationally recognized part of Azerbaijan?”

“I officially declare that I, Serzh Sargsyan, will never seek the presidency of Armenia again. If, after the final discussions [on the constitutional reform], a path is chosen that does not align with my views— I mean the model of parliamentary governance—I will not pursue the post of prime minister either. I believe that no individual should hold the position of head of state more than twice”

The last time I met him was while I was serving as Director of the National Security Service (NSS).