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Law enforcement officers detain a protester. Archival photoYEREVAN, Apr 30 Representatives of the opposition Liberation Movement released chickens with photographs of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan pasted on them on Republic Square in Yerevan, Sputnik Armenia reports. «Activists released chickens with with photographs of Nikol Pashinyan pasted on them and the date 05/08/2018 (it was then that Pashinyan became prime minister) to the song of Pipo Franco «Ki-ki-ki, ko-ko-ko». The activists of the liberation movement decided to celebrate Citizen's Day, established by the authorities,» — The newspaper writes. One of the founders of the liberation movement Ara Zohrabyan called this day a «fake holiday.» Citizen's Day was established in Armenia after the change of power in 2018. Since April 25, the Armenian opposition has been holding protests throughout Armenia, as it «destructive for Armenia and the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, threatens the Armenian side not only with new concessions, but also with the loss of statehood» . Columns of oppositionists from the cities of Ijevan and Tigranashen headed to Yerevan, they plan to arrive in the capital by May 1. On this day, the opposition promises to hold the largest rally in recent times. One of the leaders of the opposition, former head of the National Security Service Artur Vanetsyan stated that on April 25, «the second stage of the struggle began, which will be more active, dynamic, and its goal will be to mobilize more of people». Vanetsyan has been holding protests at Freedom Square in Yerevan since April 17.In Armenia, the opposition announced an indefinite protest action