April, 2018

• 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....
• 17 April

  

  ‘Velvet Revolution’ in Armenia; Solidarity Actions in Moscow, New York, Stepanakert (Breaking)

  Dozens of demonstrators managed to get to the Abovyan-Koryun intersection and block it. Nikol Pashinyan periodically reminds everyone that they need to continue occupying streets...
• 17 April

  

  Police in Vanadzor Used Force to Disperse Hundreds of Demonstrators

  Vanadzor-based human rights defender Edgar Khachatryan told our reporter that the number of police officers in Vanadzor has increased drastically compared to Monday. He...
• 16 April

  

  Pashinyan Calls for Larger Scale Action

  Nikol Pashinyan has returned to the Baghramyan Avenue after having his hands bandaged at the Nairi hospital. The oppositionist was met at the avenue by Yelk bloc...
• 16 April

  

  VIDEO: Riot Police Use Special Means Against Demonstrators in Yerevan

  At least 4 dozen demonstrators and 6 police officers suffered stun injuries of varying degrees after riot police throw stun grenade into the protesters to disperse them...
• 16 April

  

  VIDEO: Number of Demonstrators in Yerevan Civil Disobedience Reaches Several Thousand

  Nikol Pashinyan is urging drivers on Khanjyan street to turn off their cars in the middle of the street to paralyze traffic. Lawmaker Ararat Mirzoyan, along with a group of demonstrators, has blocked the...
• 16 April

  

  VIDEO: Uprising Against Sargsyan’s Appointment as Prime Minister Paralyzes Armenian Capital

  Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Yerevan in an uprising against Serzh Sargsyan’s expected appointment as Armenia’s new Prime Minister. Groups of demonstrators...
• 16 April

  

  Yerevan Kickstarts Fourth Day of Street Protests With Non-Violent Disobedience Acts

  On Friday, April 13, several opposition initiatives - “Reject Serj”,  “My Step” and “Front for Armenian State” - united their forces and rallied a few thousand demonstrators on ...
• 10 April

  

  Young Oppositionists Detained in Yerevan for ‘Dirtying Asphalt’

  The young people were held at the station for about an hour and a half; the law enforcers have filed an administrative case against them for “dirtying the asphalt...