At least one protester was injured in a firefight with police at a rally in memory of a black youth Michael Brown who was shot dead by a white police officer a year ago in Ferguson. According to the police, the wounded man is suspected of shooting at a police officer, he is detained and is in critical ...
Electric Networks of Armenia, owned by a Russian company, was fined $ 126. As stated by the Armenian authorities, the reason for this is the violation of consumer rights. The July 000 decision came after weeks of protests in Yerevan and other Armenian cities against ...
“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. ...
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,” ...
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 ...
In Israel, in Tel Aviv, on the evening of June 27, a demonstration gathered against the reform of the gas industry proposed by the government. Currently, about 1000 protesters have gathered in HaBim Square, and their number continues to increase. Many demonstrators wore masquerade “poodle ears” and masks that depict...
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...
Activists of the “No to Robbery” protest called on all residents of Armenia to turn off the electricity for an hour a day. As a sign of protest, it is proposed to turn off all electrical appliances from 21 to 22 hours local time. “Join the fight from home” - such leaflets are distributed by the participants of the action...