April, 2018

• 18 April

  

  Newly-Appointed Prime Minister Convinced Economic Growth in Armenia Hampered by Street Rallies

  Armenia’s former president Serzh Sargsyan, who was on April 17 elected by the parliament as the country’s new Prime Minister, is convinced that the flow of investors and tourists to Armenia is hampered by the fact that “people hold demonstrations almost every year.” These demonstrations, according to Sargsyan, turn Armenia …
• 18 April

  

  Pashinyan Again Rallies Thousands at Republic Square, Plans to ‘Surprise’ Sargsyan Tomorrow

  After a short break on Baghramyan, Pashinyan and his thousands of supporters started walking the avenue towards the France Square, where police had begun actively detaining demonstrators...
• 18 April

  

  Police Detain Youths in Gyumri, Demand That They Do Not Take Part in Protests

  Several dozen people, mainly school children, have gathered since Wednesday morning outside the building of the Shirak administration in Gyumri. Nearly 40 ...
• 18 April

  School Children Attacked, Detained in Yerevan

  “Police officers attacked and beat up the kids at school number 88 in Yerevan. One of the kids got his leg broken; several have been detained and taken to police stations,” Ayvazyan said...
• 18 April

  

  VIDEO: Demonstrators March to Serzh Sargsyan’s Residence

  On the sixth day of the mass anti-government street protests in Yerevan, opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan led thousands of demonstrators to the residence of the newly-elected...
• 18 April

  Disorder and Confusion in Downtown Yerevan; Opposition Leaders Urge Supporters to Stay Away from Provocations

  Reject Serzh initiative member Davit Sanasaryan writes on his Facebook page: “What happened near Opera was a provocation that we'd known beforehand would happen....