From March 1 to March 1: Five years on, post-election protests look familiar, yet different

March 1, 2008 will remain in the history of Armenia as a day when in pursuit of continued power the authorities fired at demonstrators, killing 10 people. This day is also imprinted in the memory of many people as a day of terror and intimidation. One would think that people would be afraid to take to the street again to defend their right to form government, but the current post-election reality shows they aren't.

While supporters of various opposition factions as well as numerous ordinary citizens converged in the area near the statue of Myasnikyan on Friday to commemorate the victims of the bloody post-election developments of 2008, questions linger as to whether the current opposition and government leaders are wise enough to avoid similar deadly clashes during the ongoing standoff.  Read more... (997 words)

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