YEREVAN. - Oppositional Armenian National Congress (ANC) activists Tigran Arakelyan , Sahak Muradyan, Areg Gevorgayn, Sargis Gevorgyan, Artak Karapetyan, David Kiramijyan and Vahagn Gevorgyan have been detained on Tuesday, at around 10:00 p.m.

According to Helsinki Association, the young activists approached law enforcement agents who were examining a group of citizens at the time. The young people asked them to justify their actions but got beaten and taken to Kentron police department in reply. Tigran Arakelyan, Vahagn Gevorgyan and David Kiramijyan received bodily injures.

As of 10:30 p.m. they were still kept in the police department, they were not allowed to meet their lawyer.