Baghramyan Avenue: third ‘No To Plunder” campaign night passes quietly
25.06.2015,
11:06
No To Plunder campaign activists protesting against the electricity price hike spent their third night in Baghramyan Avenue in Yerevan.
YEREVAN, June 25. /ARKA/. No To Plunder campaign activists protesting against the electricity price hike spent their third night in Baghramyan Avenue in Yerevan.
No incidents occurred during the night. The law-enforcement has taken no action against the demonstrators, head of the Armenian police Vladimir Gasparyan said earlier.
Campaigners cleaned the street from the rubbish left out overnight and continue their protest, Novosti-Armenia reports.
Since June 19 ‘No To Plunder’ campaign participants have been holding demonstrations and sit-in in Yerevan against the rising electricity prices. Early morning on June 23, the police used water cannons to disperse peaceful demonstrators in Baghramyan Avenue that left 25 people injured. Baghramyan Avenue remains blocked.
Demonstrators demand to cancel Public Services Regulatory Commission’s decision to increase electricity tariffs by about 16.7% effective from August 1. The bidder, Electric Networks of Armenia, asked for a 40.8% increase in their application to the regulatory body. –0--
No incidents occurred during the night. The law-enforcement has taken no action against the demonstrators, head of the Armenian police Vladimir Gasparyan said earlier.
Campaigners cleaned the street from the rubbish left out overnight and continue their protest, Novosti-Armenia reports.
Since June 19 ‘No To Plunder’ campaign participants have been holding demonstrations and sit-in in Yerevan against the rising electricity prices. Early morning on June 23, the police used water cannons to disperse peaceful demonstrators in Baghramyan Avenue that left 25 people injured. Baghramyan Avenue remains blocked.
Demonstrators demand to cancel Public Services Regulatory Commission’s decision to increase electricity tariffs by about 16.7% effective from August 1. The bidder, Electric Networks of Armenia, asked for a 40.8% increase in their application to the regulatory body. –0--
