"Our home is the struggle; we have no home other than the struggle"

"As long as the Republic of Armenia has not rid itself of the criminal regime, as long as it has not become a happy and joyous country, our home is the struggle, we have no home other than the struggle"- N. Pashinyan, on the occasion of the release of 3 of the 7 youth oppositionists - Areg Gevorgyan, Davit Kiramijyan, and Sahak Muradyan. A fourth, Vahagn Gevorgyan, was released a little while later.

It was barely over two months since the last remaining political prisoners in Armenia had been released - apparently it was too long for this regime... they had to go and get some more.

3 are being kept in detention for 2 months - Tigran Arakelyan, Artak Karapetyan, and Sargis Gevorgyan. All 7 are charged with hooliganism and assaulting officers.

And for those who still haven't seen the video evidence of the wounds inflicted on the youth by the police:

And for a great interpretation/representation of Police Chief Alik Sargsyan's response, see Teymurazyan's post on it!

There you are...

Some people had been wondering where Bazaz was recently, I know I have. How could I not? But he has reared his head... Below is some information that was circulating a few days ago, and here is an article from epress (Armenian, English):

Հունիսի 25-ի երեկոյան, ժամը 21:00-ի սահմաններում Հայ Ազգային Կոնգրեսի 4 երիտասարդ ակտիվիստների հանդիպումը Երևանի փոխոստիկանապետ Ռոբերտ Մելքոնյանի և Երևանի ոստիկանության Կենտրոնի բաժնի պետի տեղակալ Արայիկ Պետրոսյանի հետ ավարտվել է Կոնգրեսի անդամներին ոստիկանության բաժին բերման ենթարկելով: Որից հետո Կենտրոնի ոստիկանապետ Սարգիս Մարտիրոսյանը և նրա աշխատասենյակում գտնվող Երևանի փոխոստիկանապետ Ռոբերտ Մելքոնյանը Երևանի ՊՊԾ գնդի հրամանատար Վալիրի Օսիպովի և Կենտրոնի փոխոստիկանապետ Արայիկ Պետրոսյանի ներկայությամբ սպառնացել են Հայ ազգային կոնգրեսի ակտիվիստներին:

[from epress] According to a new audio recording that has appeared on YouTube, what sounds to be Yerevan Deputy Police Chief Robert Melkonyan and Kentron (“Center”) Police Chief Sargis Martirosyan are heard threatening detained Armenian National Congress (HAK) activists. In the clip (available only in Armenian), the senior police officials are heard issuing a warning to the young opposition activists regarding their activities ahead of Thursday’s rally.
Recall, at about 8:45 pm on Jun. 25, four youth HAK activists — Sargis Gevorgyan, Vahagn Gevorgyan, Sargis Khachatryan and David Kiramijyan — were picked up by police from the Pushkin–Mashtots intersection while they were distributing flyers announced the Jun. 30 rally and taken to central police division. They were subsequently released at around 9:25 pm.

Here's the video that was put up on youtube: