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Osipyan approached hunger strikers

Yerevan Deputy Police Chief Valeri Osipyan short time ago approached the young men, Harutyun Harutyunyan and Hayk Parikyan, who had announced hunger strike on Baghramyan Avenue.

Two protesters announced hunger strike

About an hour ago two young men from the protesters on Baghramyan Avenue announced hunger strike.

Closed discussion on Baghramyan

The situation is absolutely quiet on the site of the sit-in strike, here are about thirty citizens, but the police cars remain on the avenue, there are no policemen.

No to Plunder: awareness march in districts of Alaverdi

Residents of Alaverdi are joining No to Plunder protest. They are also analyzing issues relating to the audit.

Persons, who tried to split protesters, will be revealed

Sofya Hovsepyan again touched upon the term “split”, by assessing it as a rough expression, “It is not a split, the change of actions won’t result in split, it will result in the further development of steps.”

“Electricity price hike will affect those who have jacuzzis, intellectuals will suffer”

Opposing the authorities is very bad and concessions must be made, “Protesters must understand that it is impossible to fulfill their demands by 100%,” today sociologist Aharon Adibekyna told the journalists.

An entrant had a special device

The condition of private universities is very bad this year. “There are 35 private universities, but only 8-9 universities have entrants,” Director of Assessment and Testing Center Gagik Melikyan told the journalists.

Husband shot his wife and then committed suicide: shamshyan.com

Short time ago extraordinary and tragic incident occurred in Yerevan. As photojournalist Gagik Shamshyan informs, the husband visited number 407 maternity ward of Hanrapetakan hospital, shot his wife with a pistol and then committed suicide.

Between Baghramyan Avenue and Liberty Square

No to Plunder initiative tried to transfer the fight against electricity price hike from Baghramyan Avenue to Liberty Square.

Information coming out from Yerevan and Armenia, in general, at some times was lacking: media.am

The international press and social media attention on Baghramyan Avenue was great and continues to remain so.

LIVE: The consequences of the ECHR decision on Armenian and Azerbaijani IDP’s lawsuits  

The European Court of Human Rights on June 16 has made decision , regarding the case of Sargsyan v. Azerbaijan and the case of Chiragov and Others v. Armenia.

Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Vanadzor Office offers its help to protesters

According to press reports, individual participants of the protest against the rising electricity prices and their family members are being taken to police stations and there is no information available about the whereabouts and fate.

Food pavilion on Baghramyan Avenue

A pavilion has opened on Baghramyan Avenue where citizens are given free food and water. The move is organized by concerned citizens who decided to hand out free food to citizens protesting the rising electricity prices in Armenia for the 7th day.

#ElectricYerevan: Another day in photos

#ElectricYerevan: Another day in photos

Priest calls for vigilance

A clergyman has addressed the thousands of protesters on Baghramyan Avenue over a loudspeaker.

Come out of your homes and join us! Young activists hold awareness campaign in Yerevan

The awareness campaign started after the Lord's Prayer, with a group of police officers going behind the young people in their cars.

Baghramyan protesters have new guests

Members of the Narekatsi ensemble today visited Baghramyan Avenue to perform for civil activists who are protesting rising electricity tariffs in Armenia.

Amavir residents join protests against energy price hike - alttv.am

On Saturday, June 27, they held a march from a city park of the city to the central square where they announced a sit-in.

Another morning on Baghramyan Avenue

Another morning on Baghramyan Avenue

Armenians in Moscow hold solidarity action

Law enforcement agencies maintained strict ordered throughout the event.

Protests in Yerevan in photos

Protests in Yerevan in photos

Armenian wedding on Baghramyan Avenue

Protesters on Baghramyan Avenue today participated in a real, Armenian wedding. Karine and David had come to the avenue to support the activists, who gave the newlyweds a warm welcome.

No to Plunder initiative says its members are chased

“We call the attention of all legal structures [to the fact] and urge everyone to act only within the law. Do not try to threaten us and,” the initiative said.

Vardan Petrosyan stops hunger strike

“Since my father is imprisoned, he announced a three-day hunger strike in support of citizens protesting the rise in electricity tariffs on Baghramyan Avenue,” he said.

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