It has been two weeks since the start of the protests on the streets of Yerevan. This tough situation of Armenian raised a question whether the use of violence is seen as an acceptable way to push for reform in the South Caucasus country nowadays. The crisis led to the protests of thousands who took to the streets to demand the president’s resignation, aggressively confrontation with the police. The two-week standoff saw medical staff taken hostages and left two police officers dead.With the passing of time crisis situation seems to get worse. On 29 July clashes between police and demonstrators continued, with MP Zaruhi Postanjyan trying to control the situation, according to 4Plus.

Human Rights Watch have fiercely criticised Armenia’s excessive use of force against the protesters. “Police used stun grenades, which wounded dozens of demonstrators and some journalists, some severely.” said the Human Rights Watch leaders. At least sixty people were injured during the violence and dozens of rioters were detained. A tense stand off inside a Yerevan police station has ended after a group of pro-opposition gunmen surrendered.

“Sixty people were hospitalized as a result of the police dispersion of demonstrations held around the territory of the patrol police building captured by an armed group in Yerevan” Ministry of Health spokesperson Anahit Aytayan told Sputnik Armenia.

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