According to İndigogo Men beaten, women & children attacked, cars destroyed, cameras & phones seized ….in Armenia. Why?
Appeal for Financial Support to Compensate Armenian Victims of State-Sponsored Terror Committed on January 31, 2015
Dear Friends,
The regime in Armenia and its subordinates in Stepanakert committed a large-scale state-sponsored terrorist act on January 31, 2015. The police, including Special Forces units armed with sniper rifles and automatic weapons, brutally attacked the motorcade of “The Centennial Without this Regime”. The participants of the motorcade, which included entire families, were completely peaceful. Their point was only to distribute information and yet, the police who were supposed to protect them attacked them.
The police blockaded the peaceful motorcade on the Syunik to Artsakh highway. Despite the fact that the participants obeyed the demand of the police that the motorcade should turn around, the police attacked them as they were trying to turn around and leave. Several, among them Artsakh war heroes and an independent journalist, were brutally beaten and required hospitalization. Others, including women and children, were assaulted; all the while the vehicles themselves were being attacked and severely damaged.
As a result of this violent attack, organized by the regime, 20 vehicles were damaged, 3 professional cameras were seized from the journalists, numerous smart phones, which were being used to record the mayhem, were violently taken from the participants. The total amount of the damages is around $40,000.00.
Most of the individuals who have suffered monetary damages have modest economic means, which makes it very difficult for them to replace or repair their material losses. We must help them compensate their damages. We must do it not just because they need and deserve it, but because whatever our beliefs we must keep Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Movement safe in Armenia. The way to do that is to lend a helping hand to the innocent people who suffered only because they exercised what should be their right in their own country.
In whatever way you can, take this small but incredibly valuable moment to help, and share this story with your friends and family!
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Below is the full video, clearly showing the despicable nature of the attack.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbF33yx8jpo: