Opposing crowds gathered in Yerevan after Armenia's Nikol Pashinian called on supporters to take to the streets. The unrest came after a letter signed by the country's military leaders requested the prime minister resign.
Rival Protests In Yerevan After 'Attempted Coup'
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- By RFE/RL
![Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian (right) walks with supporters in central Yerevan. The embattled leader has faced weeks of protests over his handling of the recent conflict with Azerbaijan. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/ef27d0d4-fcec-4e14-9bc4-6c9c56ff1124_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian (right) walks with supporters in central Yerevan. The embattled leader has faced weeks of protests over his handling of the recent conflict with Azerbaijan.
![Protesters opposed to Pashinian shout slogans in central Yerevan. A February 25 letter signed by Armenian military leaders called for the prime minister's resignation. The letter came a day after Pashinian fired a top military official. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/b2ae69d2-e70f-40ee-9202-12f0e7cf94de_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters opposed to Pashinian shout slogans in central Yerevan. A February 25 letter signed by Armenian military leaders called for the prime minister's resignation. The letter came a day after Pashinian fired a top military official.
![Police attempt to separate rival protesters. One of the men can be seen holding a rock. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/cce30ddf-61fb-4b26-8413-38298a46d0d1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police attempt to separate rival protesters. One of the men can be seen holding a rock.
![Pashinian (center left, holding a black loudspeaker) heads a protest march through Yerevan. He called on his supporters to meet in Yerevan's main Republic Square at 4 p.m. local time. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/a8dabcab-da5a-483d-b6c7-24af976c5ce4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pashinian (center left, holding a black loudspeaker) heads a protest march through Yerevan. He called on his supporters to meet in Yerevan's main Republic Square at 4 p.m. local time.
![Protesters against Pashinian. The opposition called for a rally to be held in a square around 1 kilometer from Republic Square. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/cc5b1e43-afce-496d-bd2b-95d4740fc8b5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters against Pashinian. The opposition called for a rally to be held in a square around 1 kilometer from Republic Square.
![Pashinian hugs a supporter during his march through central Yerevan. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/b7428808-e2f9-4438-9f6a-fad0e09e27a6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pashinian hugs a supporter during his march through central Yerevan.
![Pashinian marches with supporters. Armenian President Armen Sarkisian called for calm on February 25, saying, "Every ill-considered word or action increases the tension and deepens the crisis."](https://gdb.rferl.org/51958646-1300-431a-8c2e-b91e2080b58f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pashinian marches with supporters. Armenian President Armen Sarkisian called for calm on February 25, saying, "Every ill-considered word or action increases the tension and deepens the crisis."
![Pashinian addresses supporters during the gathering on Republic Square. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/29a3cdb6-7d69-476c-8449-0f0c3bb48ac3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pashinian addresses supporters during the gathering on Republic Square.
![Opposition politicians rally near the National Assembly building in the north of Yerevan. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/2efed680-293f-4ea2-90db-4adaee61bd96_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Opposition politicians rally near the National Assembly building in the north of Yerevan.