“Last month, the Armenian electricity monopoly, owned by a Russian conglomerate led by one of Vladimir Putin’s close associates, received permission from a government commission to significantly increase prices,” The Washington Post recalls. People took to the streets of Yerevan in protest. They…
On Tuesday, July 7, a sudden check of the combat readiness of the Russian military began in Armenia, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported. “The commission of the Southern Military District, under the leadership of the deputy commander of the district’s troops, Lieutenant General Igor Turchenyuk, began a surprise check of the combat readiness of the Russian military base located in...
Police officers dismantled the barricades set up by the protesters against the increase in electricity tariffs on Baghramyan Avenue in the center of Yerevan. For the garbage cans, from which the barricades were made, their owners came - representatives of the Sanitek company. An Interfax correspondent at the scene reported the arrest of several demonstrators, not yet clarifying the details of the incident. ...
Protesters in the capital of Armenia, Yerevan, put forward a new ultimatum to the authorities. They are still located on Baghramyan Avenue. If their demands are not met, then starting from July 6, they will move their barricades from garbage containers one meter ahead every day. So ...
In a veiled appeal to the West, Russia opposed any attempt to foment a "color revolution" in Armenia, using protests against higher electricity prices for political purposes. For more than ten days, crowds of mainly young people have been gathering in the capital of Armenia, Yerevan, demanding ...
Some of the protesters against the rise in electricity tariffs remained on Baghramyan Avenue in Yerevan, despite police requests to vacate the center of the Armenian capital for transport. At the same time, some of the protesters preferred to disperse. The police took away from the square a water cannon, which earlier ...
The protest movement, dubbed “ElectroYerevan,” is replete with symbols, subtexts, and growing calls for change, journalist Anna Nemtsova writes in The Daily Beast. “It even has a rather unexpected heroine - Kim Kardashian as “Lady Liberty” in her father’s historical homeland,” ...
The Russian company Inter RAO denied information about the sale of Electric Networks of Armenia (ESA) controlled by it. “At the moment we are not conducting any negotiations on the sale of Electric Networks of Armenia,” said a company representative. Earlier, the Russian publication Kommersant reported that Inter RAO was preparing to sell...
Demonstrators in the Armenian capital Yerevan are deciding whether to move the rally to a new location. At the moment they are located on Baghramyan Avenue. The police are demanding that they move to Freedom Square. Vladimir Gasparyan, who is the head of the Armenian police, stated that ...
Armenian President Serzh Sargosyan offered the demonstrators a solution to the problem. He stated that the government is ready to cover the costs associated with the rise in electricity prices until the audit of the Electric Networks of Armenia company is completed. But the protesters did not accept this proposal. Vaginak Shushanyan, who organized...