Opposition Protests Draw Attention to Artsakh Rights, Lapse of Democracy in Armenia

Armenians of Artsakh Protest during European Summit

YEREVAN — On Monday, May 5, Artsakh Armenians held a peaceful protest in front of the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex in Yerevan, where the 8th European Political Community Summit was taking place. More than 30 European leaders and Canada’s prime minister took part in the summit. The protesters demanded the release of Armenian hostages imprisoned in Baku and the protection of the rights of the people of Artsakh/Karabakh. Political fi…

Opposition Protests Draw Attention to Artsakh Rights, Lapse of Democracy in Armenia

As European and other world leaders attended the European Political Community summit in Yerevan on Monday, opposition groups stages demonstrations, drawing the attention of visiting dignitaries to the rights of Artsakh Armenians, the captives being held in Baku and the lapse in democratic norms in Armenia. The opposition Armenia bloc supporters marched from the center of Yerevan to the Karen Demirchyan Sports Complex, where the summit was being …