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WE NEWS

April 25 2024

 

 

Armenian Police Detain Dozens in Anti-Government Protest in Yerevan

Thu Apr 25 2024

 

YEREVAN, Armenia: Armenian police detained dozens of individuals participating in an anti-government protest in Yerevan late on Wednesday, as reported by local news sources. Russia’s Interfax news agency cited police figures, putting the number at 96 detainees.

The protesters had blocked traffic in the city center and reportedly refused to comply with police orders, leading to the forceful dispersal of the rally, according to News.am.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has faced domestic criticism following an agreement to cede several border areas to Azerbaijan as part of a peace deal. This decision has sparked discontent among segments of the Armenian population.

Armenia, a treaty ally of Russia, has traditionally been closely aligned with Moscow in the South Caucasus region. However, bilateral relations have strained recently due to Yerevan’s efforts to strengthen ties with the West and its criticism of Russia’s role in the conflict with Azerbaijan.

Furthermore, Armenia has sought to distance itself from Moscow’s involvement in the war in Ukraine, contributing to the evolving dynamics in the region.

https://en.wenews.pk...est-in-yerevan/

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it don't look good at all. 

now the Naxkinner Serjin Rubik+++ Dashnaks  have placed them self next to locals in tavush, imitating unrest and provoking police.. this don't look good at all. some might use the momentum to take Nicol out  

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it don't look good at all. 

now the Naxkinner Serjin Rubik+++ Dashnaks  have placed them self next to locals in tavush, imitating unrest and provoking police.. this don't look good at all. some might use the momentum to take Nicol out  

That's exactly what I thought that they are behind this. But the question is do they have a solution? Or they will do nothing, just like when they were in power over twenty years.

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yahoo!news

April 26 2024

 

 

 

'We will shed blood': Armenians vow to fight land transfer to Azerbaijan

Angry at their government agreeing to cede territory to arch-foe Azerbaijan, dozens of Armenian protesters have blocked major highways and vowed to fight the transfer of land they say is rightfully theirs.

About 10 kilometres from the border with Azerbaijan in the northeastern Tavush region, locals parked their cars across the road, shouting as they set up tents along the winding mountain pass to block the traffic.

They included 96-year-old Lena Ghardashyan.

"We will not give up even one centimetre," she told AFP at the roadblock.

"We will shed blood, but we will not give up. At my age, I will go on my knees, but I will not give up."

The protesters are hoping to thwart Armenia's plans to return control of four abandoned Azerbaijani villages -- seized during the 1990s -- as part of wider talks on securing an elusive peace deal with Baku.

The two Caucasus rivals have been locked in tension and bloody conflict since the break-up of the Soviet Union more than three decades ago.

They fought two wars -- in the 1990s and 2020 -- for control over Nagorno-Karabakh, territory internationally recognised as Azerbaijan's but controlled for 30 years by Armenian separatists.

Baku recaptured it in a lightning offensive last September, and talks over a broader border agreement have since intensified.

- 'Serious threat' -

The two sides started physical work to delimit part of the border earlier this week, triggering a new wave of protests across Armenia that spread to the capital Yerevan.

Locals in settlements near to those being handed back say they could end up cut off from the rest of the country.

They accuse Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of unilaterally giving away territory without any guarantees in return.

"People realise that the solutions offered by our authorities today pose a serious threat to the locals' daily lives and existence," said Hovik Beranyan, a 31-year-old protester from the village of Kuti.

Demonstrators this week have also blocked a major highway leading to Georgia -- a vital trade route for landlocked Armenia -- and streets in the capital Yerevan.

"We are fighting specifically for our land and our water, we want our land to stay as it is," said driver Eghish Maghsudyan from Voskepar, a village the locals say will be cut off by the land transfer.

The region where Armenia has agreed to hand back some villages is of strategic importance.

Along with sections of the highway to Georgia, it is also near a Russian gas pipeline and has advantageous military positions.

- 'Prevent a war' -

Pashinyan -- a former opposition lawmaker who swept to power in 2018 in a bloodless revolution -- has defended his decision in the face of protestors.

"To get what legitimately belongs to Armenia, we must be ready to cede what is not legitimately ours," he said during a mid-March visit to Voskepar.

"Our policy is to prevent a war," he said.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said Tuesday a peace deal between the countries was "closer than ever before".

Several countries, including Russia, the United States, Iran, France and Germany, have all tried to mediate between the two countries in search of a lasting solution.

Analysts say Moscow's historic influence in the region has waned amid its war in Ukraine.

Fears of a renewed conflict continue to run high.

Both sides have unsettled territorial claims and shootouts between soldiers stationed on the border are frequent.

But protestors insist they will not back down.

"We will fight to the end for our land," protestor Shaliko Yeghiazaryan told AFP.

"Every centimetre of our historic land belongs to us."

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That's exactly what I thought that they are behind this. But the question is do they have a solution? Or they will do nothing, just like when they were in power over twenty years.

I think Puttin has made a trade for Ukraine territories, using Armenia as a it's trading card like always ,we get the shorter end of the stick.

Europeans / USA would forced Pashinyan to do anything, since there would be no counterbalance in the aria.. not that putin was doing much but still 

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no one is in favor of the old regime especially the Europeans or Americans, but still this SOB's could be just like a chameleon. 

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