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Gov’t Digs Heels as Yerevan Protest Deadline Nears

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Protesters in the Armenian capital of Yerevan who are campaigning against electricity price hikes have given the authorities until 9 pm Monday to meet their demands or face the consequences, local media reported.

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They said if their demands were not met, authorities would face a so-called “one-step forward” campaign, meaning that they will start moving forward their makeshift barricades closer to the presidential administration building every night their demands remain unanswered.

“Beginning on Monday, if the authorities do not comply with our demands, every night we will start moving our barricades one step forward,” said Davit Sanasarian, one of the protest’s organizers.

The protesters also demand punishment for the police officers who ordered and committed violence against protesters and journalists on June 23.

The protesters have used about four dozen dumpsters to barricade themselves from the police, who used water cannons to disperse their peaceful sit-in on June 23.

Nearly three dozen people, still camped out on the city’s main Bagramyan Avenue, said they would not unblock the thoroughfare until their demands were met.

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