A1 Plus | 15:25:02 | 20-09-2004 | Social |

ANOTHER PROTEST OUTSIDE CITY HALL

“Ongoing Northern Avenue imbroglio has already taken five lives –
people died of diseases of nervous system”, the people gathered Monday
outside Yerevan’s City Hall said and also pointed out two cases of
unsuccessful suicide attempts. The protest was sparked by the
authorities’ move resulting in the eviction of tenants of the
apartments due to be pulled down for the new avenue construction.

Protesters demand to raise their compensation saying the authorities
set too low prices for apartments – $200 per one square meter. It
seemes the protest action produced little effect. Yerevan’s mayor
Yervand Zakaryan supported the government decision on compensations
and said no changes would be made.

The evicted tenants keep struggling and say their last resort would be
to appeal to Turkey…