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🇦🇲 March of Protesters in Yerevan
Situation as of 5:00 PM on May 9, 2024
🔻The "Tavush - for the Motherland" movement in Armenia has finally reached Republic Square in Yerevan, where they set out this morning from Abovyan. There, they were joined by supporters who arrived from Gyumri.
▪️Initially, Bagrat Srbazyan and his followers were supposed to arrive at the government district by 4:00 PM local time, but were delayed due to the large number of people on the streets who joined the march.
▪️There is practically no more space left on Republic Square. The population of Armenia began arriving in Yerevan from the morning. Currently, the entire neighborhood is packed with protesters, who were joined by former Armenian Foreign Ministers Vardan Oskanian and Ara Ayvazyan, as well as former parliament speaker Ashot Ghulyan.
▪️Representatives of Armenian communities from around the world have supported the Tavush movement, calling it a struggle for all of Armenia. At the same time, there is a significant number of young people among the march participants, which was not observed at the very beginning of the protests.
❗️As the number of protesters in the capital grows, the information counteraction from government resources has increased. At one point they claim that there is practically no one on the square, then they deliberately emphasize that Bagrat Srbazyan is late for his own rally.
But one of the most clumsy attempts at discreditation was the spread of information in the channels controlled by Pashinyan's administration that people with Soviet flags are preparing to join Srbazyan. Apparently, the authorities have completely forgotten that on May 9th many residents come out as part of the Immortal Regiment to honor the memory of their relatives who died in WWII.
At the same time, additional law enforcement units are already on duty at the government structures, who have been occupying positions since early morning, preparing for the rally. Srbazyan himself called for not using force against peaceful citizens.
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Situation as of 5:00 PM on May 9, 2024
🔻The "Tavush - for the Motherland" movement in Armenia has finally reached Republic Square in Yerevan, where they set out this morning from Abovyan. There, they were joined by supporters who arrived from Gyumri.
▪️Initially, Bagrat Srbazyan and his followers were supposed to arrive at the government district by 4:00 PM local time, but were delayed due to the large number of people on the streets who joined the march.
▪️There is practically no more space left on Republic Square. The population of Armenia began arriving in Yerevan from the morning. Currently, the entire neighborhood is packed with protesters, who were joined by former Armenian Foreign Ministers Vardan Oskanian and Ara Ayvazyan, as well as former parliament speaker Ashot Ghulyan.
▪️Representatives of Armenian communities from around the world have supported the Tavush movement, calling it a struggle for all of Armenia. At the same time, there is a significant number of young people among the march participants, which was not observed at the very beginning of the protests.
❗️As the number of protesters in the capital grows, the information counteraction from government resources has increased. At one point they claim that there is practically no one on the square, then they deliberately emphasize that Bagrat Srbazyan is late for his own rally.
But one of the most clumsy attempts at discreditation was the spread of information in the channels controlled by Pashinyan's administration that people with Soviet flags are preparing to join Srbazyan. Apparently, the authorities have completely forgotten that on May 9th many residents come out as part of the Immortal Regiment to honor the memory of their relatives who died in WWII.
At the same time, additional law enforcement units are already on duty at the government structures, who have been occupying positions since early morning, preparing for the rally. Srbazyan himself called for not using force against peaceful citizens.
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English version
#Armenia #religion
@rybar
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