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Yerevan's 'Velvet Revolution' Rally: Pashinyan Calls Sargsyan a "Political Corpse"

22:26 | 04.20.2018

“The women of Armenia – our mothers, sisters and daughters – are the driving force behind this movement and have a crucial role to play in building ...

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Yerevan Live: “Velvet Revolution” Rally

19:32 | 04.20.2018

The fourth rally calling for the departure of Serzh Sargsyan as Armenia’s prime minister kicked off today with Yelk Alliance MP Nikol Pashinyan and ...

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Yerevan Protests: From Azatutyun Avenue to Republic Square

17:59 | 04.20.2018

At noon today, police prevented people protesting the April 17 election of Serzh Sargsyan as Armenian prime minister from marching down Azatutyun Avenue, ...

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Yerevan: Protests Continue, Police Detain Around 200

16:22 | 04.20.2018

Protesters have blocked streets and intersections in a movement that MP Nikol Pashinyan has recently described as a ‘velvet revolution’.

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Yerevan: Police Detain Man Walking Alone in France Square

13:52 | 04.20.2018

Police are now detaining protesters near Brusov University and are taking them to the Erebuni Police Station where they will be processed for administrative ...

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Yerevan: Protest Activist Tigran Mazmanyan Gets Two Months in Jail

00:12 | 04.20.2018

Shortly prior, the court satisfied the suit of Special Investigative Service investigator on the arrest of Tigran Mazmanyan, a civil activist. Thus, ...

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Yerevan, April 20 – Pashinyan Calls for Blockade of All Roadways

09:14 | 04.20.2018

Nikol Pashinyan, the Yelk Alliance MP who’s declared a ‘velvet revolution’ to oust recently elected Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan, is today calling ...

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Yerevan: Police Detain Dozens of Protesters; Demonstrators Continue to March

12:17 | 04.19.2018

This morning, Police used force and detained dozens of demonstrators, opposed to the election of Serzh Sargsyan as Armenia’s new prime minister.

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It’s the People, Stupid: Debunking the Myths on Protests in Armenia

09:02 | 04.19.2018

Previous experiences of mass demonstrations and protests in Armenia could provide a window as to how the latest “Reject Serzh” protests might end. ...

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Yerevan: “Reject Serzh” Rally Kicks-Off in Republic Square; March to Baghramyan Avenue

20:12 | 04.18.2018

“Reject Serzh” initiative member Armen Grigoryan told a crowd of several thousand attending the second mass rally in Yerevan’s Republic Square ...

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Yerevan: Police Detain Man Walking Alone in France Square

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Yerevan Protests: Updates from the Streets

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