YEREVAN (A.W.)— On Feb. 10, the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) of Armenia and the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) “Nigol Aghpalian” Student Association held a protest in front of a Yerevan store that sells predominantly Belarusian products.
Demonstrators hold up signs at the protest (Photo: AYF Armenia)
Protesters said they were boycotting the sale of Belarusian products in Armenia after the extradition of Russian-Israeli blogger Alexander Lapshin to Azerbaijan. Demonstrators held up posters that read, “Visiting Artsakh is not a crime,” “No to Belarusian products,” “Belarus is anti-Armenian,” and “Belarus is attached to Azerbaijan.”
Members of the AYF and ARF “Nigol Aghpalian” Student Association also stuck a note on the window of the store that read, “Due to the anti-human rights and anti-Armenian stance of the government of Belarus, Russian-Israeli blogger was arrested in Belarus and extradited to Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan has violated basic human rights by accusing him of committing a crime for visiting Artsakh. Visiting Artsakh is not a crime. Artsakh is a free and sovereign state. No to Belarus. No to Belarusian products.”
An AYF member getting interviewed at the protest (Photo: AYF Armenia)
The AYF and ARF “Nigol Aghpalian” Student Association also announced that they will continue their protest and will take further action in the near future.
Source: Armenian Weekly
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