Protests continue at Republic Square demanding resignation of Prime  Minister of Armenia

ArmInfo.Protests continue at Republic Square demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister of 

Armenia Nikol Pashinyan amid the latest deplorable processes around Artsakh.

Citizens concerned about the fate of Artsakh have been gathering on 

Republic Square every day since September 19, after another attack by 

Azerbaijan on Artsakh, demanding Pashinyan's resignation.  According 

to the demonstrators, it was Pashinyan, with his disastrous policies, 

who led the country to  the verge of losing statehood and the Artsakh 

people on the verge of genocide. Large police forces have been 

deployed to Republic Square.

Also today, from early morning, citizens who disagree with 

Pashinyan's policies held actions of disobedience throughout Yerevan.

Dozens of streets were blocked, the city was paralyzed. The police 

detained more than 200 protesters.  Among those detained were 

political figures Tadevos Avetisyan and Gagik Minasyan.

On September 19, Azerbaijan, under the pretext of an "anti-terrorist 

operation," undertook another act of aggression against Artsakh. As a 

result of enemy aggression, hundreds of Artsakh residents were 

injured, more than 200 deaths were reported, including civilians, and 

more than 10,000 were evacuated.

On September 20, Artsakh fell. Azerbaijan began the forcible 

subjugation of the NKR. On September 20, late in the evening it 

became known that Azerbaijan had deliberately shot at the car of the 

Russian peacekeeping contingent, killing 5 people, including the 

deputy commander of the RPC. Today, there were reports that one 

soldier was killed and another was wounded as a result of shooting at 

another RPCvehicle.  On September 21, a meeting between 

representatives of Baku and Stepanakert was held in Yevlakh.  

Azerbaijan demanded the disarmament of the Artsakh Defense Army, the 

surrender of all military personnel and the abolition of all 

government bodies.

On September 22, the process of abolishing the Artsakh Defense Army 

began. There are reports that the enemy side exterminated the 

population of the villages captured on September 19-20.

As of 5:00 p.m., 6650 forcibly displaced Artsakh residents arrived in 

Armenia. The night before it also became known that Artsakh was 

connected to the energy system of Azerbaijan. Protests demanding the 

resignation of the RA Prime Minister continue in Yerevan and regions.