YARP hello from Isabelle! Today I am going to tell you more about the protests. If you look carefully at the photos of protests on the web, you will see lots of children. If you think about it, the police wouldn’t hurt the children! With children around, the police can’t get to the adults. Isn’t that clever?!
The protests are happening on Baghramian Street because the President’s office is on that street. Some people even get married there at the protest site. When they get married, the police can’t barge in. Sometimes when there are no weddings, and very few children, the people will link arms to protect themselves.
One time, when Elise and I went to the protests, we bumped in to Raffi Hovannisian. Well, we didn’t really bump into him. First he looked at me. Then we smiled at each other. Then my Mom noticed him and we took some pictures together. It was amazing because I remember the time when I tried at least to wave at him when he was on his hunger strike after Presidential elections in 2013.
For those who do not know, Raffi Hovannisian is a politician and he run for President in 2013.
Yes I think they work because they used to happen on the main street to the governmental buildings. They are not there now, but I think they still work because they are really bugging the government. – Isabelle
Dear Phoebe,
They will be setting a bad example and they might accidentally hurt a child.
–Isabelle A.
Dear CJL, that’s a very good question. The protests didn’t seem to be working because there was less and less people every day, but now the numbers seem to be growing again. -Elise
Hi I & E,
Now that you’ve been able to see the protests first hand, what do you think of them? Do you think they are working? In other words, do you think it is an effective way for the people to try and make the government pay attention?
Keep up the good work!
Isabelle, its good that the police don’t hurt the children but why don’t they hurt other people when children are around? Are they afraid that they’re going to set a bad example or something?
Phoebe 🙂
Elise and Isabelle,
Keep up the good work girls. I congratulate your insight which makes you so wonderful in reporting.
Maro Tantig
from Fishkill, NY