YEREVAN, 11 November 2025 – Renowned American journalist Tucker Carlson condemns the Armenian government’s unprecedented interference with the Armenian Apostolic Church, a beacon of global Christianity.
‘In every respect, this is a flagrant violation of rights,’ Carlson said, referring to the persecution of the Armenian Church, according to the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).‘This is, without a doubt, a flagrant violation of human rights,’ Carlson said of the persecution of the Armenian Church, according to the Armenian National Committee of America. An event entitled ‘Prayer Breakfast’ will be held in Yerevan next Friday and Saturday. According to information published on the event’s website, it was organised by Armenian civil society with the support and participation of Nikol Pashinyan. The website’s header states: “Our goal is to restore Armenia’s spiritual foundations and affirm its traditional Christian values. This exclusive event will bring together prominent figures from the political, diplomatic, economic, media, public and religious spheres, both in Armenia and abroad.
Aram Hambaryan, executive director of the ANCA, has already expressed his opposition to this event on several occasions: “Pashinyan is inviting people to a “prayer breakfast” without the Etchmiadzin sanctuary, while several senior clergymen are in prison. He also urged participants in this “prayer breakfast”, organised without the Armenian Apostolic Church, to walk from their hotel to the National Security Service, where the three prelates and other members of the clergy are being held, on a journey of just a few minutes.
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