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VIDEO: Red-Beret Officers Attack and Break Opposition Activist’s Car
Earlier on Saturday, an opposition activist had parked his car on Abovyan street and locked himself inside the vehicle...Read More »
‘Be Bold and Reject Serzh!’; Rally in Yerevan Will Accept Nothing But ‘Serzh Sargsyan’s Capitulation’
The entire Diaspora is with us! People are repatriating to stand up [against Sargsyan]. And those who are not able to, carry out protest actions all over the world - in Marseilles...Read More »
VIDEO: ‘Serzh Is Not Our Father’; Nearly 200 Demonstrators Detained Across Yerevan (Live Thread)
Early on Friday Pashinyan went live on Facebook to call upon people to join the Velvet Revolution and “show Serzh Sargsyan that he is not in control of the situation.” He urged ...Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »