Massive police forces deployed in Yerevan amid the opposition rally

Panorama, Armenia
Feb 20 2021

Large number of police forces and vehicles have been deployed in capital city Yerevan as the opposition Homeland Salvation Movement is holding a nation-wide rally demanding the resignation of PM Pashinyan. 

As Mediaport Telegram Channel reports, a truck with barbed wire fence is parked near the National Assembly building. Buses with riot police officers have been stationed near the residence of Pashinyan. 

To remind, a rally organized by the Homeland Salvation Movement, a coalition of 17 opposition parties, will take place at Yerevan’s Liberty Square on Saturday, February 20. A number of political, public and cultural figures have urged the people to join today’s rally.