The number of people detained during the protests in Armenia has reached 277.

APA reports that Armenian police have announced that 277 people have been detained and taken to police stations so far.

Opposition groups called for more police violence.

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Police detained 73 people during the protests of the Armenian opposition in the streets of Yerevan.

APA reports quoting Sputnik Armenia that the police press service reported.

This morning, opposition members are trying to close the streets and avenues of the capital, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nicole Pashkina.

Ishkhan Sagatelyan, one of the leaders of the "Resistance" movement, which organized the action, said that the police also used force on deputies.

According to him, MPs from the Hayastan faction Artsvik Minasyan and Vahe Hakobyan were subjected to police pressure.

Police also detained former Deputy Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Eduard Sharmazanov.

E. Sharmazanov and other detainees are taken to police stations.

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Sagatelyan said there were no more places in the police stations.

Armenian Deputy Police Chief Ara Fidanyan responded to the opposition's statements.

The deputy chief denied allegations that the movement was paralyzed in the capital Yerevan as a result of the protests: “Of course, neither Yerevan nor any state structure was paralyzed.

The police are performing their functions accurately, and the police have so far acted within the law in general.

He said the protest had been going on for 20 days and that the police had not used any special means.