"Tariff maidan" in Armenia: A Chronicle of the protests (PHOTOS &VIDEO)

Launched on Monday, June 22 "tariff maidan" in Yerevan, Armenia, has not ended even after the security forces started to sweep power protest. At first, the police used water cannons, and then went to storm the local law enforcement officers in uniform.

It is noted that about 00:30 on June 23 to protest in Yerevan expressed their desire to join also in other cities. In turn, about 3:00 Yerevan police chief Valery Osipyan assured the protesters that the police allegedly - with protesters. However, within an hour the security forces started to sweep protests and scattered the demonstrators began to beat and detain. Among the victims there were also many women reported "Liga.Novosti" .

On the morning of June 23 the security forces reported the arrest of 237 people. It was reported that during the rally dispersal 18 people injured. But by 18:00 on Tuesday the central streets of the Armenian capital left about 10 thousand. Man demanding the resignation of the president and the government - forced dispersal of the older generation of students to go to the protest with more radical demands than at the beginning of the protest. In doing so, local residents noted that the economy receded.
In addition, according to the report of the Investigative Committee of Armenia, during questioning three people reported the use of violence against them and injury, in respect of them were appointed forensic examination. About hospitalization of eight civilians had been received signals from medical institutions. There have also been received signals about seeking medical care 14 police officers injured. Currently under investigation to clarify the circumstances of injury of civilians and police officers.

Around 19:20 congregation went to the residence of the President Sargsyan, but the road was blocked by police. However, an hour later, at 20:17, the protesters rolled garbage cans to hide behind them from the police. The police occasionally threw various debris, but Molotov cocktails is not reached.

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"The requirements have changed, in terms of mobilization that the beating had its effect, and now Baghramyan four, at least, more people than yesterday. People today are incomparably greater confidence. Yesterday, the mood was like the Scots in the famous movie" Braveheart " as a handful of desperate. Today, the main slogan: "This is what we - the owners of our country." The only thing you can say today is that nothing is ruled out. The fact that the authority is functionally bankrupt and imprisoned purely for "baton" - said the editor of the Russian service of the First Armenian information 1in.am Ruben Mehrabyan, noting that the government must give way, the decision to cancel the rise in price of electricity, and to propose a plan of reforming the energy sector.

on the night of June 24, a number of former and current deputies of Armenia and representatives of show business stood in a human chain in Yerevan Baghramyan Avenue between police and participants of the "Tariff of Maidan."

As reported by the "Observer", protests at the residence of the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan started on June 22 when Baghramian Avenue was held to protest against the increase in electricity tariffs. The event was attended by about three thousand people.

Later, there was a video of how the Armenian security forces harshly dispersed a protest against the increase in electricity tariffs at the residence of President Serzh Sargsyan.