Anger is growing across Armenia against the police handling of protests which began earlier in the week against a major hike in energy prices. On Wednesday, demonstrators began forming street barricades in the capital Yerevan. Some of them, mainly young activists have occupied a street near the presidential palace. One protester said a rise in electricity tariffs will affect everything -” higher food prices, everything”Armenia’s electricity network is owned by a Russian company, which says the rise is necessary because of a fall in the value of the national currency. Over the past few days riot police have been accused of using strong arm tactics to disperse the crowds, making dozens of arrests.
INC News, 25/06/2015 - via Euronews
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