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  • Yerevan Sit-In Activists Prepare To Place Sunshade Across City Hall

    YEREVAN SIT-IN ACTIVISTS PREPARE TO PLACE SUNSHADE ACROSS CITY HALL

    August 13, 2013 | 10:36

    YEREVAN. - The youth, who are staging a sit-in across the Armenian
    capital city YerevanMunicipality building, are planning on placing
    a sunshade on Tuesday.

    "The sit-in, which started on July 26 in front of the municipality,
    is continuing. [But] we [hereby] state that we find it appropriate
    to place a sunshade today, [Tuesday] August 13 at 2pm, to protect
    [ourselves] from direct sunlight, the threat to our life and health
    under the current conditions.

    "[But] we inform the Police that, with that, we will not obstruct
    others' freedom of movement, [and] we will not disrupt the smooth
    functioning of the state or other agencies and the public order.

    "We are guided by the right given to us by the Armenian Constitution,"
    specifically reads the respective statement by the sit-in participants.

    To note, the activists have several demands, which include the
    dismissals of Municipality Transport Department Chief Henrik
    Navasardyan and Yerevan Trans Company Director Misak Hambardzumyan.

    As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, the YerevanMunicipality
    recent decision to increase the public transport fares in the city
    had brought about outbursts, several groups were formed in the social
    networks, and the initiatives were staging protests and distributing
    pamphlets against this decision. In addition, the Free Car initiative
    was launched, along the lines of which Armenia's numerous well-known
    personalities, MPs, and ordinary residents were providing-with their
    own vehicles-free transportation to the people.

    And on July 25, Mayor Taron Margaryan suspended the decision on the
    fare hike; but the wave of the aforesaid movement is still alive. The
    activists demand that the persons, who made the decision on raising
    the transport fares, be brought to account, and those officials,
    who used violence against and cursed at the activists, be punished.

    News from Armenia - NEWS.am


    From: Baghdasarian
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