The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan.

Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”.

Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan.

The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26.