10 Mar 2021 | 10:26 AM UTC
Armenia: Opposition activists to demonstrate outside National Assembly building in Yerevan March 10
Homeland Salvation Movement to protest in central Yerevan, Armenia, from 1600 March 10; localized disruptions likely, clashes possible.
Event
Opposition activists led by the Homeland Salvation Movement will protest in Yerevan the afternoon of March 10 to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Participants will gather outside the National Assembly building at 1600, though many have remained in the area following previous protests and are likely to attempt to impede access to the facility ahead of the demonstration.
Police will deploy to monitor the event and likely respond forcibly to any disruptive behavior. Related crowd-control measures, including possible road closures and movement restrictions, are likely to prompt localized disruptions. Clashes are possible between demonstrators and security personnel or opposing activists. While bystanders are unlikely to be targeted in any violence, they would face a significant indirect threat in the vicinity.
Advice
Avoid the protest as a standard security precaution. Allow additional time for travel in the vicinity of the National Assembly building the afternoon of March 10. Heed the instructions of local authorities. Leave the area at the first sign of a confrontation; do not stop to take photographs.
