On April 17 of 2018, near 8:30 AM, protest participant Davit Petrosyan was brought to the Masive police station. Araks Melkonyan, advocate, the lawyer of the “Protection of Rights without Borders” NGO immediately visited him and approximately as of 12:00 AM, all the necessary activities were already over, but Davit Petrosyan and his advocate Araks […]
Day: April 17, 2018
Protests Surge in Armenia
Since Friday, protests have swept Armenia’s capital, Yerevan, on news that the country’s outgoing president – who has served the maximum two terms – plans to become prime minister. Many Armenians believe this would amount to a de facto third term as president. Parliament is set to vote for prime minster tomorrow, and the president, Serzh […]