Police detained a participant of the protest near the government building of Armenia.

The man was taken to the police station after hitting a police officer.

"Caucasian Knot" reported that on August 19, participants of the rally at the EU office in Yerevan demanded the release of political prisoners.

Residents of two dormitory buildings in Vardashen, Yerevan organized a protest near the government building of Armenia. They demanded immediate evacuation due to the emergency condition of the buildings and provision of apartments. "Pashinyan, come down!" the protesters chanted, reports News.am.

Police did not allow the gathered crowd to block the road. One of the attendees hit a police officer, which led to his detention in a very rough manner, reported a TASS correspondent on the scene. The situation at the government building escalated as demonstrators attempted to prevent the man's detention. Residents of the building stated that the detained man has psychological issues and came to the protest with his mother. According to them, it was the police who provoked the man into aggression.

The health of the mother of the 41-year-old man who was detained worsened, and an ambulance arrived. After some time, the mother said: "Let them bring my child right now. He suffers from epilepsy, he is a second group disabled person. I am his legal guardian. I asked the police to let me cross the street, they did not allow it, the child got angry and hit." The woman complained that the police, pulling her by the hair, tried to take her away from the area where the protest was taking place. She showed scratches on her arms. According to her, this was done by the police.

It should be noted that the participants of the protest refuse the amount offered by the authorities and demand housing of the same area as they currently occupy. "Last time, even before the elections, we were told that we would be provided with housing, but now they decided to give a small amount — 7.8 million drams (about 21.6 thousand dollars), so that people could buy housing themselves. For these 7 million, you can't even buy 5 square meters. Today, in non-emergency dormitories, rooms of 12 sq. m cost 35–40 thousand dollars, and apartments start from 80–90 thousand dollars. How are we supposed to buy housing with the money offered?" one of the protest participants was quoted by Sputnik-Armenia.

Recall that on July 22, fish farmers and employees of fish farming enterprises held a protest near the government building in Yerevan demanding a solution to the problem of selling their products.