Overview

• Over 150 protesters have been detained while attempting to block streets in Armenia's capital, expressing widespread opposition to the land deal.
• The land concessions involve territories controlled by Armenia since the 1990s, part of efforts to demarcate borders and achieve a long-sought peace agreement.
• Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan has emerged as a prominent leader of the protests, urging citizens to intensify their opposition and calling for governmental change.
• Recent conflicts and a Moscow-brokered ceasefire have underscored the fragile relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, with tensions escalating over Nagorno-Karabakh.
• Despite the protests, the Armenian government maintains a parliamentary majority, with opposition parties considering impeachment proceedings against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.