Protesters detained after trying to bar Pashinyan from entering Ararat, oppositionist says

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Armenia –

Many protesters were detained after attempting to bar Nikol Pashinyan from entering Ararat Province on Saturday morning, lawyer Arsen Babayan, a senior member of the opposition Homeland Party, said on Telegram.

"This morning, Nikol Pashinyan travelled to Ararat Province on a working visit. Citizens tried to block his entry to the region, noting that he has no right to visit the communities," he wrote, adding many of the protesters were taken to police stations.

"I would like to tell the pro-government circles that next time you boast that your prime minister can travel freely in Armenia, remember that your elder brother Aliyev can move around "freely" in Armenia as well,” Babayan said.

“I advise the police against detaining Armenians during Aliyev's tour," he added.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS