Дрон снима протестите в Ереван

Drone footage captured thousands of anti-government protesters swarming the centre of Yerevan, Thursday afternoon. The protests, which began as a reaction to rising electricity prices, have now been going on for six days in a row. On June 17 the Public Services Regulatory Committee (PSRC) announced that energy prices would be increased by 16 percent, raising them for the third time in three years. Protesters have been taking to the streets since Friday, even after 200 were arrested and the police started to deploy water cannons. Wednesday's rally remained peaceful, but protesters continue to call for the government to release the detained demonstrators. The Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has reportedly offered to meet a small group of activists, but the protesters have reportedly rejected the proposition.