26 participants of the protests held in Yerevan on Thursday have been detained by law enforcement, Panorama.am learnt from the press department at the Police of Armenia. According to the source, no one has been released as of 20.00 local time.
To remind, dozens of citizens held protests outside the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Government building since morning, demanding the resignation of PM Nikol Pashinyan. Large police forces were deployed near the state buildings. The police used force against the participants of the peaceful protest.
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