Silent sit-in continues in Liberty Square
Despite the falling rain in Yerevan, three intellectuals have been staging a silent sit-in in Liberty Square today.
Political analyst Nikita Zarubyan, Heritage Party Secretary Karine Hakobyan and "Khachakir" NGO Chairman Gagik Sarukhanyan call the authorities' attention to the fact that state officials in Armenia confuse and interweave their position with their party activity.
Starting April 2, three intellectuals sit in the square from 5pm to 10 pm, showing their support for the demands put forth by Heritage Party leader Raffi Hovannisian.
Talking to A1+, Heritage representative David Sanasaryan said that all those who consider themselves to be true intellectuals can attend the protest.
People walking in the square come up to the protesters to voice their support for them.
Yerevan's Liberty Square on Wednesday, citing appeals from scores of well wishers and what he called a positive change in public mood.
Raffi Hovannisian staged "protest fast" on the same bench on March 15-30 against the government's failure to address problems in the country. He called for snap presidential and parliamentary elections as "radical solutions" to the country's "emergency situation."
