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Today sit-down strikers in Northern Avenue were dismantling their shelters, stands and mattresses from early morning.

Yesterday evening the police ordered the strikers to vacate the area by 9:00 a.m. on August 26. Otherwise they promised to force them off with their belongings. Taking the Pan-National Movement's appeal the sit-down strikers left the area to avoid further clashes with the police.

“People stay in the avenue all day long. They need some rest. It is their constitutional right. People stage sit-down strikes with shelters and stands all over the world. The authorities simply try to worsen our lives and make our conditions still more awful. They hope that we shall surrender and vacate the avenue. They should not worry. We are even ready to sleep on stones. Nothing will hinder our struggle-neither their beatings and cruel murders nor their threats,” Ofelia Margarian said to A1+.

With regard to the authorities’ announcement that the sit-down strikers have created an unhygienic situation in Northern Avenue, the strikers advised Sarkissian to care about the good hygiene of his own speech.

“During a recent meeting with Tax Services Serzh Sarkissian practiced good hygiene. He said: “Do you understand me, guys? See, you don’t?” Is he going to talk to us in such a backstreet way? We have nothing to talk to him. We don’t understand his language. A head of a country shouldn't use such a language. We want Serzh Sarkissian to understand that the gap between the government and the society cannot be filled up. We have nothing to talk to a person who has stolen away our votes, our freedom and our future,” said Ofelia Margarian.

As we have already mentioned yesterday the police took along the desks of enrolment for the Armenian National Congress. Today the collection of signatures continued without desks.

“The police didn't allow me to put the stand of signatures in the avenue therefore I have put it on me. The pin was given by a policeman. Six citizens have enrolled for the past 15 minutes. New elections will be conducted in Armenia and we shall win,” said Iraida Minassian.

The strikers advised the leadership who can’t stand the photos of political prisoners, shelters and stands to have a look at cars sold in the avenue which has turned into a car fair. One can see the words “For sale” on each car.