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Demonstrators in Yerevan Detained by Plainclothes Police
Lawyer Harutyun Baghdasaryan, meanwhile, confirmed in a phone conversation with our correspondent that the law requires that the identity of a policemen be known...Read More »
Postanjyan Attacked Outside Daughter’s High School
According to the statement, Postanjyan earlier on Thursday held a peaceful action outside the school, in the course of which she was attacked by three women and a man. The group forcibly...Read More »
Workers in Armenia Reminded About Their Constitutional Right to Strike
Participation in a strike shall be voluntary. No one may be compelled to participate in a strike or to refuse to participate therein. Persons that compel an employee to participate in a strike...Read More »
Riot Police Flood Republic Square to Meet Thousands of Demonstrators (Breaking)
Police got the man out from under the van and apprehended him. Our correspondent reports that the entrance to the 3rd government building is now open and employees are slowly getting inside. ..Read More »
VIDEO: Police Forcibly Detain Protesters at Republic Square
Nikol Pashinyan and a few hundred of his supporters met up at the Republic Square at 8am on Thursday and went straight to the Government building N3 that houses several...Read More »
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 …Read More »
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...Read More »
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 ...Read More »
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...Read More »
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...Read More »