Protestors kick off march in Yerevan’s street

The rally is conducted by Armenia's Founding Parliament radical opposition group member Harutyun Aghlamazyan, Armenian News reports.

The latter expressed hope that the group members will soon be set free and will join the protestors. He also announced that the rally is spontaneous and thus anyone who wishes can come up to the microphone and deliver a speech.

For his part, Mission Party representative Manuk Sukiasyan presented details of the decision to arrest activists Davit Sanasaryan, Armen Martirosyan and Andrias Ghukasyan.

A 74-year-old man went on an open-ended hunger strike, demanding to set free political prisoner and freedom fighter Jirair Sefilian and Alec Yenikomshian.

An armed group seized a police station in the capital Yerevan on July 17 demanding the resignation of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. The two-week standoff ended as the group surrendered on July 31.