Protesters in Yerevan. Archival photoYEREVAN, May 18. Protesters in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stopped a bus carrying detainees, convincing the police to release them, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. On one of the central streets of Yerevan Pashinyan's opponents blocked traffic, saw an approaching bus, threatening to block the car's path. They persuaded the police to release the detainees. On the eve of the vice-speaker of the Armenian parliament from the opposition faction «Armenia» Ishkhan Saghatelyan said that the protests will continue on Wednesday from 07.00 Moscow time, the protesters intend to paralyze traffic, if necessary, block the buildings of state institutions. Tuesday in Yerevan According to the police, 417 protesters were detained, while Saghatelyan named 600 people. Since April 25, the opposition has been holding protests throughout Armenia. Their participants are convinced that the policy of the authorities threatens the country with the loss of statehood and threatens the existence of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
