This struggle is for our children, and nothing can stop us. This is what head of KAMQ (Will) Social Initiative for Protection of National Values Vahagn Chakhalyan declared during a protest held in front of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport today, adding that he and the Initiative’s members demand Minister Arayik Harutyunyan’s resignation.

“We’re not going to let the ministry desecrate our schools and our children. We’re not going to let them remove Armenian Church History from the curriculum and make children wear face masks. The regime is panicking,” he said, adding that this is a crucial struggle and that the members of the initiative are not politically affiliated to any political party.

At a certain point, police officers started apprehending the participants of the demonstration, but Chakhalyan told reporters that he and the members won’t back down.

Police officers drew up a record and stressed that assemblies are prohibited during the state of emergency and that citizens need to maintain social distancing.

“The police are here today to repress the people’s will. Dear citizens, don’t be afraid. I’m going to fight for every citizen. We can’t let the Lanzarote Convention be introduced in Armenia’s educational system. We’ll come to the ministry again and show Minister Harutyunyan the trashcan in which he will be thrown, if he doesn’t submit to the people’s demands,” Chakhalyan said.