Image: This poster is circulating virally on Armenian social media. Journalist and human rights defender Levon Barseghian was recently arrested after criticizing the authorities during the ongoing Erebuni protests in Armenia.
YEREVAN, Armenia — When I learned that armed men had occupied a police station in Armenia on July 17 to demand the release of a fringe opposition figure, I thought it would blow over quickly.
Like most observers, I thought the dozen occupiers of the station in Armenia’s capital of Yerevan had no chance to prevail against the police and security forces of President Serzh Sargsyan’s government.
The occupiers were basically hoping …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
