23 June, 2015
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The protesters insisted that their actions were peaceful and demanded that President Serzh Sarkisian revoke the decision made by state regulators to raise electricity prices by 16 percent beginning August 1. After several warnings that the protest was “unlawful,” the police started their operation at around 5:30 a.m.
RFE/RL Armenian Service correspondents witnessed demonstrators being roughed up and chased, with some of them injured in the scuffle. Many demonstrators were also detained and taken to police stations in vehicles. Journalists were among those detained.
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