RPA youth wing  holding  protest outside parliament to draw attention  of European MPs to political prisoners in Armenia and Armenian  captives in Baku

ArmInfo. Representatives from the youth wing of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) are holding a protest outside the country's parliament, where a session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly is currently taking place, to  draw attention to the issue of Armenian prisoners of war in Baku and  the political repression and criminal prosecution of opposition  members in Armenia. They arrived at the Armenian parliament building  carrying photographs of prisoners held in Azerbaijani prisons and  detained opposition members.

 As the head of the youth wing, Henrikh Danielyan, clarified in an  interview with journalists, they want to break the silence of   European institutions through their protest. "We want to understand  whether they agree with the policy pursued by Armenian Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan and the repression of the opposition. All European  institutions, including members of parliament and officials, are  aware of the situation. Therefore, we are here today, in front of the  parliament, ahead of the Euronest session, to remind them that  silence was not Europe's core value," Danielyan emphasized.

He also recalled that during yesterday's session, several MEPs drew  attention to the repression being carried out against opposition  members. However, he emphasized that this is not enough today. With  this action, Danielyan added, they want to demonstrate that there is  no true democracy or freedom of speech in Armenia, and that the legal  system is politicized.