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....
'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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Opposition Group Holds First Rally Against Serzh Sargsyan’s Possible Appointment as Armenia’s Prime Minister
Those gathered at the Square today heard speeches from a number of members of the initiative, including For the State of Armenia representative Albert Baghdasaryan, who spoke...
Yerevan Civic Activist Subjected to Unnecessary Force by Police
The officers started to push and shove Gaspari around unnecessarily, trying to prevent him from standing on the sidewalk and causing him to feel unwell as a result...
Noyemberyan Residents to Keep Fighting for Final Termination of Mining Operations
Noyemberyan deputy village head Khachik Gishyan, meanwhile, believes that the region would benefit more from developing tourism and agriculture rather than the...
Demonstrators in Yerevan Demand Fair and Unbiased Investigation Into Hate Crimes
The protest action was spurred by the two most recent hate crimes committed in Yerevan over the past few months: on February 27, a transgender woman was...