What happened when the Armenians demanded their rights?

Answer 1

The Armenians demanded their rights, both in the Russian Empire and in the Ottoman Empire on multiple occasions, specifically their right to practice their religion freely and to organize themselves autonomously or independently of the larger empire. Almost consistently when they demanded these rights, especially the right to political autonomy, they came under fire from the ruling empire. However, this violence erupted far more often on the Ottoman side since the Armenians were a useful pawn for the Russians in their attempts to conquer more Ottoman territory.