Armenia: dozens arrested at protest against electricity price rise

Описание: Around 50 people have been briefly detained in the Armenian capital Yerevan after protesting against a hike in electricity prices.

They had been blocking a main road in the city.

There has been a wave of street protest against the price increase, which took effect on 1 August.

Those detained were soon released, but some have been charged with public order offences punishable by fines.

In June, the state regulatory commission decided that electricity prices should rise after the distributio…
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