Karen Petrosyan, one Gyumri activist, announced that if force was used to disperse the demonstration in Yerevan they would resort to civil disobedience.
Armenia’s Ministry of Defense today announced that it would be creating a cyber-security center called Hye Tek tasked with raising the level of security of the country’s defense system.
ATP has planted more than 4.7 million trees in over 1,000 locations throughout Armenia and Artsakh.
In a weird twist to the week old electricity rate hike protest in Yerevan, Sanitek Ltd, the company that collects garbage in the Armenian capital, has now entered the fray by filing a suit arguing that 41 of its garbage bins, now used as a barrier on Baghramyan Avenue, have been damaged.
Sayad says he has rejected all offers made by Asatryan, through friends and family, to pay compensation.
I am not telling you to go to spend the night at Baghramyan for the sake of others. I am suggesting that you go and do it for yourself.
The Armenian Bar Association demands an immediate, independent investigation and full, public accountability with respect to the decision to use disproportionate force against Armenian citizens on the morning of June 23, 2015.
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has spent billions on capturing the world’s attention to the European Games in his Caspian seaside capital of Baku. He has spared no expense, including slapping plastic facades on tired buildings, building new roads and booking megastar Lady Gaga for the Opening Ceremonies. The best hotels are booked solid.
Yerevan Police have issued a statement claiming that last night at 11:50 they and protesters in Liberty Square detained a person making calls for an armed action and who resisted the efforts of police in carrying out their duties.
Abrahamyan writes that these forces have pushed “incomprehensible and near-sighted political agendas to the fore, and not the issue’s social or economic component.”
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