In Yerevan on April 19, a breakaway group of demonstrators blocked the road in front of a government building. Police showed up and, as young people formed a human chain, they started breaking it up by force. One woman was injured amid chaotic scenes and 20 demonstrators were detained, police told RFE/RL.
Armenian Police Break Up Yerevan Protest
- By Amos Chapple
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Police block the way to opposition demonstrators protesting on Republic Square in Yerevan on April 19. "Tense but weirdly good-natured atmosphere on Republic Square," photographer Amos Chapple says. "Cops smiling at protesters' jokes."
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A man places a flower onto an upside-down portrait of Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian in a children’s park in Yerevan. The frame features a black strip of cloth at the corner, traditionally placed over a portrait when someone is dead.
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