The first barricades began to appear on the streets in the Armenian capital on Monday, media reported.
Protesters demanding the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have started blocking the streets of Yerevan. On 4 May, the “Tavush for Motherland” movement began a multi-day march towards the Armenian capital. On 9 May, the march reached Yerevan. Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan addressed thousands gathered in front of the government building demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister.
The opposition also organised a large rally on Saturday in front of the government headquarters. In response to Archbishop Bagrat’s call, protesters blocked several streets in Yerevan, including Liberty Avenue, Victory Bridge and Tbilisi Highway. Civil disobedience actions also took place in Armenia’s regions, with students from Yerevan State University joining the protests.
According to the Ministry of Interior, more than 100 people have been detained. Protests have been going on since the announcement of the beginning of the process of demarcation with Azerbaijan in the Tavush region.
Earlier, Nikol Pashinyan called talks about his resignation amid the protests frivolous:
I have resigned, and more than once. It is not serious for the Armenian prime minister to resign all the time.
Armenia and Azerbaijan, two former Soviet republics in the South Caucasus, had been at odds over disputed territory, primarily Karabakh, since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
