YEREVAN. - Christmas tree march was held today from Yerevan’s Saryan Park to Liberty Square. 

The march participants expressed their protest over the actions of the police in the night from December 31 to January 1. The latter didn’t allow the members of the “New Armenia” movement to move round the Liberty Square with Christmas trees. The protestors are also expressing solidarity with activist Gevorg Safaryan, who was detained and later arrested as a result of clashes on that day.

Singing a song about the Christmas tree, the protestors reached the Liberty Square, where they were welcomed by Jirayr Sefilian and Garegin Chookaszian, members of the radical opposition group “Founding parliament,” as well as   other members of “New Armenia” Public Salvation Front formed against the constitutional changes.  

A table has been laid at the Liberty Square: people are drinking wine and celebrating the old New Year. Yerevan Deputy Chief of Police Valery Osipyan is also at the square. He warned the activists against using alcohol in public places and urged them not to disturb the public order.