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Protest against pension reforms in Armenia's capital (videos, photos)
13:35 * 06.02.14
The Armenian civic group protesting against the funded pensions
started Thursday afternoon a protest in front of the Government,
urging the citizens of Armenia to stand up for their rights.
The protesters were calling upon government officials to respect the
Constitutional Court's decision on suspending the controversial
reforms and not to force their employees to pay salary taxes to
pension funds.
On January 24, the Constitutional Court issued a ruling to suspend the
controversial amendments to the pension law that made 5%-10% salary
deductions mandatory for all Armenian citizens born after 1973.
The protesting activists were chanting slogans "Shame", "We are
Against", "We are the Masters of this Country".
Addressing the crowd, Gerasim Vardanyan, the leader of the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaksutyun's Nikol Aghbalyan student
union, said the Government fails to take any measure to ensure the
protection of the citizens' rights.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/02/06/march/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRRETC8xLu8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPKeJ8OPEAI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcE1GODRnWs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxtfEZ9XEYo
13:35 * 06.02.14
The Armenian civic group protesting against the funded pensions
started Thursday afternoon a protest in front of the Government,
urging the citizens of Armenia to stand up for their rights.
The protesters were calling upon government officials to respect the
Constitutional Court's decision on suspending the controversial
reforms and not to force their employees to pay salary taxes to
pension funds.
On January 24, the Constitutional Court issued a ruling to suspend the
controversial amendments to the pension law that made 5%-10% salary
deductions mandatory for all Armenian citizens born after 1973.
The protesting activists were chanting slogans "Shame", "We are
Against", "We are the Masters of this Country".
Addressing the crowd, Gerasim Vardanyan, the leader of the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaksutyun's Nikol Aghbalyan student
union, said the Government fails to take any measure to ensure the
protection of the citizens' rights.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/02/06/march/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRRETC8xLu8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPKeJ8OPEAI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcE1GODRnWs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxtfEZ9XEYo