Opposition protesters blocked the Yerevan-Sevan highway near the town of Charentsavan in Armenia on Friday as part of the ongoing civil disobedience campaign to topple Nikol Pashinyan.
Demonstrators paralyzed the road, chanting “Armenia without Nikol!” and “Nikol the traitor!”.
After some time, the police started to use force, pulling the activists off the road to restore traffic.
Addressing a rally on Thursday evening, deputy parliament speaker and opposition leader Ishkhan Saghatelyan said the acts of civil disobedience would resume in Yerevan on Friday morning, with protests also planned in Armenian regions. The opposition will not hold a rally this evening.
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