Opposition parties in Armenia protesting against the trilateral agreement on Karabakh in front of the Opera building/Freedom Square in Yerevan today.
The Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia urged citizens to refrain from organizing, holding or participating in rallies during the martial law regime in the country.
Police arrested 129 protesters from Yerevan's Freedom Square - press service of the Police department
The goal of the opposition according to Ishkhan Saghatelyan, of the opposition Party ARF-Dashnaktsutun.
1. "Get rid of the power that gave way to Karabakh"
2. "To form a government of national unity"
1. "Get rid of the power that gave way to Karabakh"
2. "To form a government of national unity"
Saghatelyan of ARF-Dashnaktsutyun added that they then want to form a "Committee for the Salvation of the Motherland", to which the power in the country passes.
Our struggle is not for power. Our struggle to save and preserve statehood - Former head of NSS Artur Vanetsyan of Fatherland party
I don't know how much we can get back, but we'll get most of it back. My experience shows this - former Armenian Prime Minister Hrant Bagratyan
Protesters now heading from Freedom Square to the government building.
The protesters in Yerevan walk along Northern Avenue to the building of the Government of Armenia.
Heavy police presence at the building of the Government of Armenia.
"We also held a rally during Serzh [ex-President Sargsyan.] Don't you dare raise clubs against the people, don't you dare!"
"We also held a rally during Serzh [ex-President Sargsyan.] Don't you dare raise clubs against the people, don't you dare!"
A police convoy heading to the parliament building. Same convoy passed right by me on Mashtots avenue.
Protesters on Republic Square, facing the building of the Government of Armenia.
I can hear protesters on Mashtots Avenue now making their way to Place de France, Baghramyan Avenue where the Presidential residence and parliament are.
Police vehicles rushing on Saryan street now, sirens on.
Heavy police presence at the parliament on Baghramyan Avenue.
Opposition ARF-Dashnaktsutyun representive speaking to protesters gives Pashinyan an ultimatum till today midnight to resign, says if he does not, they will come up with plans for tomorrow which will be announced at half past midnight.
An emergency session of the Armenian parliament will take place today at 20:00 local time.
The necessary signatures have been collected to convene an emergency session of the National Assembly of Armenia - Edmon Marukyan, Bright Armenia party head
The agenda of the Armenian National Assembly emergency session has already been attached to the announcement.
The deputies demand to cancel the trilateral agreement on Nagorno-Karabakh agreed by the three Presidents (AM, AZ, RU)
The deputies demand to cancel the trilateral agreement on Nagorno-Karabakh agreed by the three Presidents (AM, AZ, RU)
A smoke grenade or teargas came from the direction of the police. Not clear why. Looks like it blew up by mistake because the police look surprised too.
Protesters call it a provocation. Everything is calm now. Both police and protesters still there.
The grenade came from a volunteer fighter in military uniform who says he lost loved ones in the war. Everything is calm at the moment.
MP Arman Abovyan tries to calm them down, looks like he succeeded.
No quorum, the minimum number of 67 MPs needed did not show up to the parliament.
Opposition MPs call on ruling "My Step" parliamentary faction members to show up at the parliament.
Police asks protesters to disperse the protest.
The opposition ends the protest to avoid provocations overnight. They stated that tomorrow they will announce the continuation of their actions.
MP Edmond Marukyan warns that there are "gunmen roaming" in the country, and if the ruling "My Step" MPs did not show up at the parliament to ensure a quorum till 10:15 PM, the process will move away from the political field and there will be armed clashes in the country.
Police reinforcements arrive at the parliament.
Tsarukyan has been in the NSS building for more than 7 hours now.
Ishkhan Saghatelyan, representative of the ARF-Dashnaktsutyun Supreme Body taken into custody by the Armenian NSS from the party's building in Yerevan.
Pashinyan spox Gevorgyan: The PM informed the political forces [who are currently protesting] about the situation on the frontline/diplomatic level during their meetings.The protesting parties are causing tension for the sake of their narrow political and materialistic interests. 
Worth mentioning that it has been an active day for the Armenian NSS today with opposition leaders grtting summoned there. And now this:
https://twitter.com/301_ad/status/1326605423135379456
An opposition MP at the Armenian NSS building says there are a large number of politicials inside, which rules out the possibility to interrogate all of them at the same time. As MPs, they have the right to meet those inside the NSS building, but not sure will be allowed.
Wait, so could it be that these people are all inside because the NSS chief is in the hospital with a heart attack and the departments aren't fuctioning properly?
(says a friend)
(says a friend)
The National Security Service of Armenia detained the former vice-speaker of the parliament Sharmazanov for 72 hours on charges of organizing an illegal meeting, his aide said.
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