Armenian Protest Leader Nikol Pashinian Freed
Opposition leader Nikol Pashinian was released from custody on Monday as massive anti-government protests organized by him continued in Yerevan and other parts of Armenia.
Pashinian was set freed, along with two other opposition lawmakers detained on Sunday, after meeting with Firs Deputy Prime Minister Karen Karapetian at a detention site in ...
Serzh Sarkisian Resigns As Armenian PM
Armenia's Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian stepped down on Monday after ten days of unprecedented street protests against his attempt to extend his decade-long rule.
“[Opposition leader] Nikol Pashinian was right,” he said in a written address to the nation. “I was mistaken. There are several solutions to the existing situation but I will not ...
Huge Crowds Keep Up Pressure On Armenian PM
(Azatutyun)-Massive rallies against Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian intensified on Sunday evening, with tens of thousands of people filling Yerevan’s largest square in the absence of Nikol Pashinian, the protest leader arrested earlier in the day.
The arrests of Pashinian and several of his close associates led other, younger members of ...
