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Armenian President Armen Sarkisian visited protesters on Yerevan's Republic Square on April 21 and spoke with opposition leader Nikol Pashinian.
As of midday on April 21, at least 60 people were detained in different parts of the Armenia capital, Yerevan. Demonstrators took to the streets for a ninth consecutive day, opposing moves that have allowed former President Serzh Sarkisian to remain in power as prime minister.
Armenian President Armen Sarkisian met protest leader Nikol Pashinian on April 21 in Yerevan's central Republic Square, where thousands demonstrated for a ninth consecutive day against the country’s newly elected prime minister.
A new generation in Armenia awakens in protest over Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian's political dominance.
More than 180 people were detained in the Armenian capital, authorities said, as police tried to stop opposition supporters from blocking streets in protest against the election of former President Serzh Sarkisian as prime minister.
More than 20 people were arrested in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, as protesters attempted to block a government building on April 19.
Armenian President Armen Sarkisian has called for dialogue after 120 demonstrators were detained in downtown Yerevan during the seventh day of protests against the election of longtime former President Serzh Sarkisian as prime minister.
Armenian police detained dozens of demonstrators in Yerevan on April 18 as protests continued over the election of former President Serzh Sarkisian as prime minister. Opposition leader Nikol Pashinian led supporters to Sarkisian's office and pledged to block access to key government buildings.
Thousands of Armenians marched in the capital on April 18 and police detained dozens of demonstrators seeking to keep up a protest movement following the election of longtime former President Serzh Sarkisian as prime minister.
Dozens of protesters were arrested as the Armenian parliament elected former president Serzh Sarkisian prime minister on April 17. Sarkisian has changed the constitution, transferring powers from the presidency to the prime minister, prompting days of demonstrations in Yerevan.
An opposition lawmaker who served three years in prison for his alleged role in Armenia's 2008 postelection demonstrations is back at it.
Thousands of protesters gathered in the center of the Armenian capital after lawmakers elected Serzh Sarkisian prime minister, cementing his continued dominance of power.
Large protests were under way on April 16 in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, aimed at preventing former President Serzh Sarkisian from retaining power as prime minister. Demonstrators blocked streets and preventing metro trains from running.
Demonstrators and Armenian riot police clashed after lawmakers nominated Serzh Sarkisian to be the country’s next prime minister amid a wave of protests accusing the longtime former president of a power grab.
Thousands of people have jammed into a central square in the Armenian capital, protesting new government changes that could keep former President Serzh Sarkisian in power.
Two opposition lawmakers in Armenia have ignited smoke flares in parliament to protest plans to elect former President Serzh Sarkisian as prime minister.
Armen Sarkisian has been sworn in as president of Armenia amid speculation that outgoing President Serzh Sarkisian will become prime minister, a post that is now more powerful than the presidency due to constitutional reforms.
Three people working for a land-mine clearing charity have been killed after their vehicle hit a mine in Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, officials said.
Several hundred supporters of a newly organized Armenian opposition group rallied in Yerevan to mark the one-year anniversary of the death of an activist who had been arrested for aiding antigovernment gunmen during a standoff with security forces.
Activists in Armenia have voiced concern that an antiterrorism provision included in a draft criminal code could be used to criminalize criticism of the government.
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