On July 11-13, Garegin II condemned Armenia’s anti-church campaign as a threat to national unity, while protests by the Council for the Protection of the Rights of the People of Karabakh continued in Yerevan demanding the urgent resolution of Karabakh issues.

On July 11, Garegin II, the Catholicos of All Armenians, stated at the annual meeting of clergy that the Armenian authorities’ anti-church campaign posed a serious threat to statehood and national unity while damaging the reputation of both the country and the Church.

During his address, Garegin II called on clergy members to remain steadfast in their spiritual mission, to care for their communities, and to support people with faith, hope, and love. He urged them not to be drawn into "false agendas" imposed upon them and not to tolerate insults and slander directed at the Church. The Catholicos emphasized the need to properly inform the public about the real motives behind the struggle against the Church. He declared that "chastity, the spirit of brotherhood, and the unity of our Holy Church have stood the test of time" and asserted that it was with this awareness that the Armenian Church had confronted, and would continue to confront, every challenge while serving God, the nation, and the homeland. Garegin II also stated that the Church could not remain indifferent to issues such as historical distortions, the fate of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh, and Armenian detainees held in Baku.

In a related development, Liz Throssell, the Spokesperson of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, commented that while her office was aware of tensions surrounding the Armenian Apostolic Church, it lacked sufficient information to issue a formal statement due to the absence of a UN representation in Armenia.

On July 12, a rally organized by the Council for the Protection of the Rights of the People of Karabakh took place on Freedom Square in Yerevan. Although the rally itself was authorized, the Yerevan mayor’s office and police denied permits for the planned march and sit-in near the buildings of the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the National Assembly. Nevertheless, the Council declared its intention to pursue a peaceful march using all legal means in cooperation with the police. In its statement, the Council reaffirmed its commitment to its agenda and urged the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church, the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia, Diaspora organizations, Karabakh and Armenian public groups, political forces, and the entire Armenian people to unite around the cause of Karabakh and elevate it to a pan-Armenian issue. The Council reminded the public that in 1988, the spirit of popular uprising had sparked the awakening of Karabakh and asserted that the same spirit remained alive.

During the rally on Freedom Square, Gegham Stepanyan, the former de-facto Karabakh Ombudsman, spoke to journalists, claiming that rally participants were being subjected to intimidation over substantive demands. Stepanyan stated that activists had been invited to police stations for questioning, though he personally had not been summoned. He noted that while 12 demands had been previously submitted to the authorities, only social issues were addressed, with crucial matters such as the return to Karabakh, the preservation of cultural heritage, and the release of Armenian prisoners ignored. He demanded that a platform be established for displaced Karabakh residents to voice their rights.

On July 13, the sit-in strike launched by the Council for the Protection of the Rights of Karabakh Residents continued on Freedom Square. In a statement, the Council reported that overnight, following negotiations with the police, several sleeping bags were delivered to demonstrators. Council members and supporters spent the night and morning in the square, reiterating that their primary demand remained the urgent resolution of the Karabakh people's problems. In the statement, the Council added, “We hope that our sleeping bags did not cause any irreversible consequences for public order or the constitutional order.”