01 June 2019, 17:21
Twenty-nine protesters against Nikol Pashinyan detained in Armenia
In Armenia, activists who staged a protest action against the Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, were taken to the police, the NGO "Adekvad" has reported. Law enforcers have stated that all those detained for an administrative offense were released.
According to organizers, several dozen people took part in the protest; they wrote the hashtag "#SutNikol" (#FalseNikol) on roadways in the centre of Yerevan and 12 other cities. "We call our action 'The Birth of Lie' in honour of the birthday of Nikol Pashinyan, the Armenian Premier," the NGO "Adequad" has emphasized.
29 protesters were detained, the "Interfax" quotes NGO activists as saying.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on May 24, about 2400 people gathered at the rally of the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" in Yerevan. The economic revolution promised by Pashinyan has failed, Arthur Khachatryan, a member of the ARF's Supreme Bureau, has stated.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on June 1, 2019 at 12:04 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
