Border Delimitation

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Archbishop Galstanyan facing police near Kirants. Photo: Narek Aleksanyan/Hetq

Armenia

Podcast | Why is an Armenian priest leading a crusade against the government?

by OC Media

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Tavush for the Motherland, a movement fronted by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, has made headlines protesting in Armenia’s north and in the capital Yerevan against the delimitation process with Azerbaijan. This week, we speak to OC Media’s Armenian staff writer Arshaluys Barseghyan about how the protest movement shifted from protesting border delimitation to calling for the government’s resignation, and to analyst Narek Sukiasyan about the border delimitation process and th

Police blocking the road to Kirants. Photo: Narek Aleksanyan/Hetq

Armenia

Police block entry to Armenian village amidst protests against border delimitation

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•3 min read

Armenian police over the weekend blocked access to the village of Kirants, which is directly affected by a delimitation agreement with Azerbaijan, prompting claims of food shortages in the village. On Monday, the Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, the leader of Tavush for the Motherland, an anti-government movement formed to protest the delimitation process in the province of Tavush, led his group to meet with the residents of Kirants. Police have blocked ‘unregistered citizens’ from entering the

A crowd of protesters outside the EBRD annual forum in Yerevan on 15 May, with Archbishop Galstanyan at the centre. Photo: Narek Aleksanyan/hetq.am

Armenia

Armenia’s opposition condemns border agreement as ‘illegal’ as protest continues

by Ani Avetisyan

•3 min read

Protests against the decision of Armenia’s government to hand over territory to Azerbaijan have been continuing for almost a month, with thousands taking to the streets in the country’s capital and border villages. In the past week, Armenia’s most prominent opposition groups have stated their support for the protesters, who are led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. Galstanyan and his supporters are calling for the handover of land in northeastern Tavush province to be halted, and for Prime Min