Dozens were injured, and at least 60 people were detained during an anti-government protest in Yerevan, over territorial concessions to Azerbaijan.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan agreed in April to hand over four border villages to Azerbaijan sparking nationwide protests and calls for his resignation. According to Pashinyan, the concessions were necessary to avoid renewed conflict with Baku.
Thousands gathered outside the Armenian parliament in the capital, leading to chaotic scenes as protesters attempted to breach police lines, resulting in the use of stun grenades.
The clashes left many injured, with some requiring hospitalization for leg and abdominal wounds.
The protest is being led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, a senior Armenian cleric, who condemned the ceding of disputed territories to Azerbaijan, calling the concessions “illegal” and “humiliating.”
In September last year, Azerbaijan launched a surprise military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh, seizing control of the enclave. Subsequently, the authorities of Karabakh declared the end of the unrecognized republic as of January 1, 2024.
Nearly all residents of the separatist region, previously estimated at 120,000 by Yerevan, fled by the end of September.
Thousands gathered outside the Armenian parliament in the capital, leading to chaotic scenes as protesters attempted to breach police lines, resulting in the use of stun grenades.
The clashes left many injured, with some requiring hospitalization for leg and abdominal wounds.
The protest is being led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, a senior Armenian cleric, who condemned the ceding of disputed territories to Azerbaijan, calling the concessions “illegal” and “humiliating.”
Nagorno-Karabakh crisisJUST IN - Flash grenades being used against protesters by #Armenia's Interior Ministry forces, reports of injured protesters. Police forces have been brought in from the provinces in what appears to be an unprecedented security presence in the area of the protests. pic.twitter.com/B8w13tdRUa
— Nagorno Karabakh Observer (@NKobserver) June 12, 2024
In September last year, Azerbaijan launched a surprise military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh, seizing control of the enclave. Subsequently, the authorities of Karabakh declared the end of the unrecognized republic as of January 1, 2024.
Nearly all residents of the separatist region, previously estimated at 120,000 by Yerevan, fled by the end of September.
Source: PAP, TVP World
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