Armenia does not come to rest. Demonstrators criticize the government for accepting the loss of territories to neighboring Azerbaijan. The police cracked down again.
In the South Caucasus republic of Armenia, 250 people have been arrested in the capital Yerevan during new protests against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
The police are acting with extreme severity against the demonstrators, among whom are also members of parliament, said the opposition deputy head of parliament Ishchan Zagatelyan to the Armenian media on Monday. Those arrested are accused of resisting state authority.
For days there have been demonstrations against the government in the completely impoverished ex-Soviet republic. On Sunday, the opposition set up a permanent tent camp in a central square in front of Yerevan’s Opera and Ballet Theater, which is only to be broken up after Prime Minister Pashinyan resigns. The demonstrators have blocked numerous roads in the capital. Further protests have been announced for Monday evening.
The protests are directed against Pashinyan’s policy with regard to the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is disputed between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Much of the territory previously controlled by Yerevan has fallen to Baku after a war between the two countries in autumn 2020. This triggered a serious political crisis in Armenia. Although Pashinyan won new elections last year, many Armenians still accuse him of a defeat in the war.
Armenia is now striving for a peace agreement with the hostile neighboring country Azerbaijan, with international mediation, including from Russia. So far, a ceasefire between Azerbaijanis and Armenians has been overseen by Russian soldiers in the mountainous region. Since the end of the fighting, there have been repeated armed clashes at the border.
Source: Stern
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