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Yeranuhi Soghoyan

Gyumri Electricity Rate Hike Protesters Seek Other Options, Even Civil Disobedience

Residents of Gyumri protesting the recent electricity rate hike, while not large in numbers are searching for other ways to express their opposition other than the traditional sit-in.

A public forum was announced for June 27 to discuss their options. Yesterday they gathered at Theater Square, listened to music and danced, and waited to see what developed in Yerevan, the focal point of the movement.

Karen Petrosyan, one Gyumri activist, announced that if force was used to disperse the demonstration in Yerevan they would resort to civil disobedience.

“I won’t go into details right now,” Petrosyan stated today, “since last night passed peacefully. But I will say that we will resort to civil disobedience if need be. That’s why I told people with kids to take them home. We have a representative who has gone to Yerevan, to Baghramyan Avenue, and he’s in constant contact with us.”

The activist argues that the protests in different cities have been positive in the sense that it prevented the police to marshal their forces in Yerevan.

Another public discussion as to future tactics will take place in an hour. Gyumri protesters will decide whether to spend the night in Theater Square or to implement other forms to express their protest. 

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