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Despite the protest demonstration by Mashtots Park defenders, the Mashtots Park will hereinafter have the name of Missak Manouchian, national hero of France, military commissioner of the FTP-MOI. The ceremony was held on 13 May in the frames of French President Francois Hollande’s state visit to Armenia.
Minutes before the ceremony, the activists who were having a peaceful protest demonstration were taken away from the park violently. The protest participants Gevorg safaryan, Ani Khachatryan, Anna Shahnazaryan, Arsen Ohanyan, Miqayel Elizbaryan, Dvin Isanyan and Roland Tmoyan were detained.
Reminder: the decision to rename Mashtots Park was reached at the meeting of Yerevan’s Aldermen’s Council. The protest participants were demanding to rename another park after Missak Manouchian and to leave alone Mashtots Park, which has turned into a symbol of fight for activists.
May 13, 2014 at 16:42