Armenia
Armenian opposition figure accused of hiring protestors released on bail
An opposition figure accused of trying to pay students to take part in anti-government protests has been released on bail after spending two-and-a-half months in pre-trial detention. Avetik Chalabyan was detained in mid-May after footage emerged in which he appeared to offer small bribes to students from the Agrarian University of Armenia to take part in protests. The protests were organised by the parliamentary opposition between May and June calling for the government’s resignation. Accord
