Protesters Block Roads Across Armenia in Stand-Off With Authorities

Armenian opposition supporters light a flare as they block a road, after protest movement leader Nikol Pashinyan announced a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience in Yerevan, Armenia May 2, 2018. Reuters/Gleb Garanich

YEREVAN—Armenian protesters blocked roads in and around the capital on Wednesday, May 2, responding to a call from opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan for a campaign of civil disobedience to force ruling officials to relinquish its grip on power.