Live. Nikol Pashinyan starts rally from Republic Square (video)
16:35 The march with the participation of Nikol Pashinyan took the route to Erebuni streets and headed towards Tigran Mets Avenue and reached Republic Square. Here, the groups that have long been in the square greeted to the newcomers, chanting Nikol-Nikol. By the way, a new chant has been heard in the square: "Deny Karen Karapetyan" and "RPA, go away!" 16.00 There are almost no policemen today, even on the Yerevan-Sevan highway which the demonstrators closed few minutes ago. They announce that they will open the road if the RPA and Karen Karapetyan resign. 15.00 At the moment, the demonstrators blocked the roads leading to Charbakh with various cars, trucks, jeeps. Traffic in Shirak street is closed. Dalma Mall employees closed the roads near the mall. The police were trying to open them, reasoning that they wanted to go to work. Those who blocked the road stated that we would not open the road until the police officers do not parked their cars. The police agreed with the offer after a little resistance. The streets in Garegin Nzhdeh Square are also closed. Some of them have been blocked by trucks and public vehicles. 13.45 Nikol Pashinyan decided to have a little rest on Khorenatsi Street. Residents of Erebuni community greeted to the participants of the march. 13.37 The citizens blocked the entrances to the Barekamutyun subway station and the nearby streets. The traffic is standing here and the public transport also does not work. 12.30 Students closed Arshakunyats-Grigor Lusavorich intersection. Nikol Pashinyan and the participants of the rally move towards Alek Manukyan Street. Nikol Pashinyan said that there are thousands of people protesting in Artik. Sasun Mikayelyan also joined the march. 11:45 There are more than a dozen police officers and public buses at the Republic Square. 11:30 At the Republic Square, Nikol Pashinyan presented today's tasks. "It's 11:15 am, but Arshakunyants Avenue and Garegin Nzhdeh Square are closed, Halabyan-Kievyan crossroads are closed and two hundred cars from Martuni come to Yerevan," he said. He mentioned that they will march to Mashtots Avenue, and then will meet in the square at the rally. Let us note that the number of police officers is increasing.
The center of Yerevan is noisy again. Students from different universities are striking and moving toward the square. Especially YSU students are active and call other students to join them.
At the moment Malatia Fair employees have closed the fair and march through Republic Square. A large number of citizens from different parts of the capital are moving toward the square.
