Dozens of activists in Armenia campaigning against rising electricity prices gathered in capital Yerevan's main square on Monday evening in an attempt to occupy its central spot.
The Armenian police, however, put up cordons preventing the activists from entering the so-called "carpet" – an oval-shaped no-traffic zone in the middle of the square.
Earlier, members of the recently formed pressure group, Rise Armenia, announced the launch of a five-day "street blockading" campaign to be held through Friday in a bid to force the authorities to cancel their decision to raise electricity tariffs by some 16 percent beginning on August 1.
Armenian News
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