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Russia has truly not learned a single thing out of the Maidan other than fear they will lose their power and money.

Armenia today

When a civil society stands up because they sense that their own government is providing them poor governance and or the lack of the rule of law--then that government will with time cease to exist--that is the lesson from the Maidan and it appears Armenians have their version of the Maidan just around the corner.

Martin Luther King and the concept of peaceful resistance in the face of police threatened violence seems to have made it to Armenia today just as it did in the Maidan..

The idiots never learn. Every time they attacked Maidan popular support and will to resist grew.

The crowd consists of youth, pensioners, women, children, 50,000+ #ElectricYerevan pic.twitter.com/7N7ZYbJcxT

Thousands at #ElectricYerevan waiting for promised crackdown
Watch live:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap8g...ature=youtu.be … pic.twitter.com/I0atttfxLI

This is just precisely how Maidan was created by Yanukovych. https://twitter.com/Matthew_Kupfer/s...01349635080192 …

Also, Bishkek 2010: lethal force against protestors ended Bakiev's rule. C'mon post-USSR leaders, you should know this! #ElectricYerevan

TASS says : 2 APCs and trailers with barbed wire appeared at Bagramyan str.
Plus 2 water cannons.
#ElectricYerevan https://twitter.com/mynameisphilipp/...02164466688000 …

Police as far as the eye can see. #ElectricYerevan pic.twitter.com/bswROm8nzA

Riot police & red berets stand ready at #ElectricYerevan, police continue warning protesters to clear the street pic.twitter.com/EYKnhQ3tvU

People as far as the eye can see. #ElectricYerevan pic.twitter.com/jM0FzhyGEg

Dep Pol Chief addressing crowds again "there r provocateurs among u" & warning that police will use force to clear street #ElectricYerevan

“Provocateurs”—that was the same argument used at the Maidan by the Ukrainian Berkat Police---the crowds have been actually quite peaceful.

Police said they will use force if protestors remain at #Baghramyan #ElectricYerevan

Police at #ElectricYerevan pic.twitter.com/iLLikHqM2W

Hotel near the events where lots of journos staying had electricity shut off about 20min before riot police started warning #electricyerevan

Politicians & celebrities including former ambassador to Russia standing between #ElectricYerevan protestors & police pic.twitter.com/IWatAbHMsO

Police seems to be preparing to disperse #ElectricYerevan at #Baghramyan. Hope there will be no violence in #Armenia tonight.

bagramyan street in #Yerevan right now. Standoff continues, nobody is ready to pull back pic.twitter.com/NnOXZMB8N2

Police evacuated children and pregnant women to Liberty square #ElectricYerevan #ոչթալանին

Confusion at #ElectricYerevan. @CivilNetTV has 2 crews working, warnings continue by police, some at Liberty Square pic.twitter.com/GA1JrjRiGw

After unsuccessful negotiations w/ police, frustrated MPs & people form human shield #ElectricYerevan pic.twitter.com/SPxVmdEpr5

We are owners of our country"
#ElectricYerevan readies for a crackdown

Police clearing out press, saber rattling with shields. #ElectricYerevan pic.twitter.com/3ANDcqj7HN

Police call the journos to leave the area and to not object to police actions. #ElectricYerevan
Again it has been corruption that triggered this—the entire Armenia energy system and production is owned by Russia oligarchs and the solution the government offered the people was a government subsidy that in effect was going to be taken out of their own tax money so in effect the population was actually paying the subsidy—and the government “thought” the civil society would “accept” the compromise??

LIVE from #ElectricYerevan: frustration w/ the govt was raising in the last 2-3 years - @KarenaAv pic.twitter.com/O42tjNiDls

Here's the thing: #ElectricYerevan isn't Maidan, but using force against peaceful protestors is probably the best way to turn it into Maidan

ElectricYerevan: more people arrived at the street breaking lower police line. Crowd is cheering!

This priest just led the crowd in a prayer using a police megaphone. #ElectricYerevan pic.twitter.com/1yvO9lv4mG

Hearing that a few thousand protesters on other side of police cordon, but not being let in. Crowd shouting 'unite!' #ElectricYerevan

To relieve some tension, check out this great new website http://electricyerevan.info/ for all things #ElectricYerevan, photos, videos, news etc.

People flooding back into Bagh. #electricyerevan

People on Baghramyan avenue continue their sit-in protest! #ElectricYerevan pic.twitter.com/VzIbsgGQtm

The Kremlin's LieNews TV is at #ElectricYerevan to distort the truth for the audience back in Mother Russia! pic.twitter.com/sevPNFTljf

Respect to #ElectricYerevan - A most dignified, peaceful and determined protest. Any Police violence would be a crime.

Police force at end of baghramian blinked, thousands of people who were being blocked pour onto baghramian.

ElectricYerevan They have opened police line on Moscovyan side with people flooding in so it looks like police may be backing off.