Armenian police arrest protesters during ‘disobedience’ drive to unseat PM
By AFP
11 December 2020 |
11:00 am
Armenian protesters block streets in the capital Yerevan, launching a "civil disobedience" campaign to force Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to quit over a controversial peace agreement with Azerbaijan.
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