Opposition leader Nikol Pashinian and thousands of his supporters again marched unimpeded to Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian’s office in Yerevan late on Wednesday in continuing protest against his decade-long rule.
The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) on Wednesday urged opposition leader Nikol Pashinian to end his continuing rallies in Yerevan and embark on a “dialogue” with the government.
Opposition leader Nikol Pashinian on Tuesday pledged to expand daily “blockades” of key government buildings, while telling supporters to stop spending nights at a street junction in Yerevan that has been occupied by them for the last four days.
Former President Serzh Sarkisian sought to justify his decision to hold on to power on Tuesday as lawmakers elected him Armenia’s new prime minister amid continuing opposition demonstrations in Yerevan.
Thousands of opposition supporters again took to the streets of Yerevan on Tuesday during a session of the Armenian parliament which formalized former President Serzh Sarkisian’s continued rule.
Thousands of angry opposition supporters clashed with riot police in Yerevan on Monday as they marched to the Armenian parliament in protest against its intention to appoint former President Serzh Sarkisian as the country’s prime minister.
The Armenian police implicitly threatened to break up ongoing anti-government demonstrations that shut down traffic in much of downtown Yerevan on Monday morning.
Hundreds of people blocked more streets in the center of Yerevan on Monday on the fourth day of their nonstop demonstrations aimed at preventing former President Serzh Sarkisian from extending his rule.
Thousands of people occupied a key street junction in the center of Yerevan late on Friday at the start of nonstop opposition demonstrations against former President Serzh Sarkisian’s apparent plans to continue to govern Armenia.
Ending a two-week walking tour of Armenia’s northern and central regions, opposition leader Nikol Pashinian returned to Yerevan on Friday hours before the start of his rallies against former President Serzh Sarkisian’s continued hold on power.
President Serzh Sarkisian never promised that he will not become Armenia’s prime minister after serving out his final presidential term next month, according to a parliament deputy representing his Republican Party (HHK).
Prime Minister Karen Karapetian on Wednesday skirted questions about his political future which remains uncertain less than three weeks before the end of President Serzh Sarkisian’s final presidential term.
Zhirayr Sefilian, a radical opposition figure, was sentenced to 10.5 years in prison on Tuesday nearly two years after being arrested on charges of plotting an armed revolt against the Armenian government.
Representatives of a three-party opposition alliance represented in parliament have downplayed the threat to their unity despite differences over tactics of opposing outgoing President Serzh Sarkisian’s perceived intention to stay in power.
Armenia’s Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a six-year prison sentence handed down to Samvel Babayan, a retired army general prosecuted on charges of illegal arms acquisition and money laundering which he strongly denies.
A man recently extradited from Georgia admitted on Friday possessing a sophisticated weapon which was confiscated and used by Armenian law-enforcement authorities in their controversial criminal case against Samvel Babayan, a retired army general linked to an opposition group.
Azerbaijan is still not committed to a compromise solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, President Serzh Sarkisian said on Monday.
An Armenian prosecutor demanded on Friday an 11-year prison sentence for Zhirayr Sefilian, a radical opposition figure who was arrested in 2016 on charges of plotting an armed revolt against the government.
Hundreds of people rallied in Yerevan on Monday as the opposition Yelk alliance continued to campaign for major tax cuts which it says are needed for reversing recent increases in the prices of fuel and some foodstuffs.
The U.S. Embassy in Yerevan expressed concern on Sunday at death threats that have been made against the editor of an Armenian media outlet critical of the government.
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