Armenian police officers detained 20 activists of the opposition Homeland Party during a peaceful protest in Yerevan on Thursday, its spokesman Sos Hakobyan said on social media.

He stated that his teammates, who started an awareness campaign from Liberty Square, were taken to police stations during a campaign of civil disobedience on Arshakunyats Avenue through the use of brute force by special police forces.

“Some 20 participants of the campaign were detained. According to preliminary data, they were taken to the Malatia and Shengavit police departments,” he wrote.

“The guys are stronger than ever. There can be no turning back,” Hakobyan said.