Armenian crisis worsens as opposition leader detained during protest
Armenian police on Sunday detained an opposition MP after ten days of anti-government protests and accusations of a power grab levied against Serzh Sargsyan, the prime minister. Nikol Pashinyan was picked up by officers at a demonstration in Yerevan on Sunday, following a televised interview between him and Mr Sargsyan, which the prime minister cut short. Police said in a statement: "Despite repeated calls to stop illegal rallies, Pashinyan continued leading a demonstration". It added that he and two other opposition politicians "were ...
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