Yerevan court continues hearings in case of opposition activists

Yerevan’s Criminal Court on Wednesday continued hearings in a case involving opposition activists Vazgen Saghatelyan and Narek Samsonyan.

The activists, who co-host the Imnemnimi podcast, were released on 21 May, two months after being detained on charges of “hooliganism” for using slur language to criticize Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s plans to cede territories to Azerbaijan.

Presiding judge Arman Hovhannisyan banned them from hosting the Imnemnimi podcast or other programs for three months, applying administrative control.