Protesters Block Roads to Demand Armenian Premier’s Resignation
- Activists protest after Pashinyan ignores ultimatum to leave
- Pashinyan under pressure since Armenia lost war to Azerbaijan
Police officers detain a protester demanding the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, on Nov. 8.
Photographer: Vagram Bagdasaryan/TASS via Getty Images
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Protesters demanding Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation over the defeat in the war against Azerbaijan took to the streets after he ignored an ultimatum to step down.
Police detained 34 people after activists blocked roads in the capital, Yerevan, on Tuesday after the expiry of a noon deadline set by 17 political parties for Pashinyan to resign. Supporters of the prime minister gathered in city’s main Republic Square, as Armenia’s Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan warned against raising political tensions.