YEREVAN, APRIL 22, ARMENPRESS. As the meeting between Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan and opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan gave no apparent results earlier Sunday morning, the ongoing protests entered the 10th day.

After the meeting Nikol Pashinyan called on his supporters to continue civil disobedience “peacefully” and said that another rally will take place at 19:00 in Yerevan’s Republic Square.

19:27 - 251 people detained by Police as of 18:30.

19:00 - Hundreds of protesters gather in Republic Square, Yerevan.

18:34 – Number of detainees reaches 232

17:48 - Several protesters discharged from hospital following treatment for minor injuries. Healthcare ministry says nine people remain in hospitals. 

16:20 - Shant TV reporter Artak Khulyan claims to have been attacked, tased by unknown individuals while covering the protests in Erebuni district. 

16:05 – Large crowd of protesters gather in Garegin Nzhdeh Street oustide a police station where MP Ararat Mirzoyan and MP Sasun Michaelyan have been placed under arrest. 

16:00 - Number of detainees grows to 192 

15:43 – Protesters block Saryan Str. – Pushkin Str. intersection in downtown Yerevan. Demonstrators use garbage bins and benches to obstruct traffic.

15:40 – 10 people treated in hospitals of Yerevan, 7 of whom were hospitalized on April 22.

15:17 – A group of protesters attempt to block Gai Aven. – Nansen Str. intersection in the Nor Nork district.

14:52 – MP Nikol Pashinyan, MP Ararat Mirzoyan and MP Sasun Michaelyan are placed under arrest, Prosecutor General’s Office said.

13:52 – 49 people detained by YPD as of 13:00

13:49 – Police use loudspeakers to notify citizens on Article 33 of the law on freedom of assembly.

13:35 – Police addresses on-duty reporters to maintain appropriate distance from locations of the ongoing demonstrations.

13:05 – Priests of the Armenian Church begin walking in front of a march in Arshakunyats Avenue in an attempt to avoid a clash with police

12:52 – Five people are hospitalized from Artsakh Avenue of Yerevan for minor injuries.

12:02 – Police disperse rally in Erebuni district. Stun grenades are used. MP Pashinyan, MP Ararat Mirzoyan and MP Sasun Michaelyan are taken away by officers.

11:54 – Police release statement demanding demonstrators to cease illegal actions, otherwise YPD will begin dispersing the protests.

Photos by Eduard Sepetchyan

English –translator/editor: Stepan Kocharyan