Calls for investigation into Armenian opposition figure’s death in custody

YEREVAN — On Nov. 10, 2026, Arsen Gevorgyan, a 46-year-old Armenian opposition politician, died at Yerevan’s Nubarashen prison. Less than three weeks earlier, he had been preparing to run in local elections as the Strong Armenia party’s candidate in Stepanavan. Instead, he spent the final days of his life behind bars, awaiting trial on criminal charges he denied. His death has renewed outrage over allegations of political persecution under Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government. It has also revived memories of other troubling deaths involving government critics during his administration. Gevorgyan was arrested Oct. 21, four days before the Oct. 25 municipal elections, and accused of electoral bribery. A court ordered him held in pretrial detention for two months. He died Nov. 10, before the case against him was resolved. For his family, the loss is personal and irreversible.

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