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    OCCUPY MASHTOTS PARK ACTIVISTS TO DECIDE ON DISMANTLING KIOSKS NEXT STEPS

    epress.am
    04.03.2012

    The "brigade" of local activists who expressed intent to dismantle
    the kiosks in a central Yerevan park will convene a meeting at 5 pm
    today to decide their next steps.

    Recall, environmental and civic activists who for over a month and a
    half have been protesting shop construction in Mashtots Park appointed
    a brigade who arrived to the park on Mar. 31 sporting yellow hardhats
    and green protective coats with the intention of dismantling the kiosks
    they say have been illegally placed in one of the few remaining green
    spaces in downtown Yerevan.

    According to activist and new brigade member Oshin Yeghiazaryan, there
    was a misunderstanding as people thought they would be dismantling
    the kiosks at 1 pm today. Actually, the demolition brigade meant that
    the deadline referred to when a state agency that will provide a legal
    assessment of the unlawful construction in the park, something which
    the police has refused to do, will arrive.

    "This is an entire movement. We're not putting down our weapons; this
    isn't just a matter of the boutiques, but an issue of privatizing
    public space. After today's discussion, the brigade will make public
    a definite decision on what it will do next," he said.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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