Ended hunger strike
Youth members of the Armenian National Movement ended their hunger strike today in defense of activist Tigran Arakelyan who is in prison.
President of the youth wing of the Armenian National Movement Karen Karapetyan told "A1+" that 13 activists participated in the hunger strike, but they decided to end the strike after seeing the growth in the number of participants.
"We will find other ways of fighting. Tigran's appeal will be heard at the Appeals Court and we will hold our protest there with signs," said Karen Karapetyan.
Let us remind that the youth joined Tigran Arakelyan's hunger strike on July 7, but Arakelyan has also ended the strike. Tigran Arakelyan is charged with assault against a state representative and the court has chosen the two-year imprisonment as a precautionary measure against him. Tigran was one of the youth activists who was beaten on July 1 while passing out flyers for the ANC's rally, but police claim a different story. started the hunger strike on July 7 and joined
Tigran's health condition deteriorated yesterday and was transferred to the central hospital of the penitentiary.
