‘Even during Serzh Sargsyan’s time, it was known that human rights defenders should not be touched’ - Daniel Ioannisyan

Daniel Ioannisyan, founder and program coordinator of the 'Informed Citizens' Union NGO and a member of the Public Council, wrote on his Facebook page: ‘Detaining human rights defenders who are protesting alone while wearing masks is simply cynicism. Even during Serzh Sargsyan's time, it was known that human rights defenders should not be touched. The last time a human rights public figure was detained was in January 2015 during a protest against the Russian military base (Avetik Ishkhanyan).

Note: I should also mention that detained Nina Karapetyants actively defends Armenia and our democracy in international venues more than our diplomats do.’