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Detained Armenian Activists Protesting Putin’s Visit Now Released

Activists Zara Hovhannisyan, Babken Ter-Grigoryan, Olya Azatyan, and Artur Petrosyan who were detained by police in Yerevan this morning have been released, Petrosyan informed Epress.am, adding that police have registered their case on the grounds of RA Administrative Code Article 182 ("Maliciously disobeying the lawful order or request of a police or military officer").

Recall, the activists were detained while hanging a banner that read "Serzh's daddy has arrived" on Vardanants street.

A march protesting Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to Armenia today is currently underway in central Yerevan.