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Armenia protest / Photo by Hayk Baghdasaryan / TASS / Profimedia

Armenian police arrest 61 protesters as hundreds march on capital Yerevan demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister Nicole Pashinyan, news agencies reported.

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Video footage showed groups of police arresting them amid violent clashes with protesters.

Pashinyan has faced harsh criticism for agreeing to a Russian-brokered ceasefire after the six-week war in 2020, when Armenia was defeated by Azerbaijan and lost significant territory in and around the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Armenia protest / Photo by Hayk Baghdasaryan / TASS / Profimedia

The landlocked South Caucasus country has seen a series of protests in recent weeks as pressure mounts on the busy prime minister, with at least 92 protesters detained last Thursday.

Armenia protest / Photo by Hayk Baghdasaryan / TASS / Profimedia

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