Armenian Demonstrators Beaten, Chased, and Detained: Police Clear Protest Site in Yerevan (VIDEO)

A video, uploaded to Facebook by user Suzanne Simonyan, shows Armenian police and men in plainclothes chasing, brutally beating, and detaining on Tuesday participants of the protest sit-in on Baghramyan Avenue against the hike in electricity prices in Armenia.

Dozens of demonstrators were detained, many, including journalists, received injuries; a number of reporters’ cameras were broken and/or seized.

Photo by Photolure.am