Police of Armenia have detained 29 people on suspicion of committing an administrative offense. Thousands of people have jammed into a central square in the Armenian capital, protesting new government changes that could keep former President Serzh Sarkisian in power. The shooting team of First Channel is working in Yerevan.

According to Armenian News-NEWS.am, on Tuesday morning, police detained a group of demonstrators at the Tumanyan Street-Mashtots Avenue intersection in downtown capital city Yerevan. Clashes took place on Baghramyan Avenue, between the demonstrators and police, on Monday afternoon.

“My Step” initiative leader, opposition Civil Contract Party member and National Assembly (NA) “Way Out” (Yelk) Faction head Nikol Pashinyan, jumped over the barbed wires placed by the police, and other protesters followed his lead.

Police used special means, especially stun grenades, against the demonstrators. As a result of these clashes, 46 people—including Pashinyan—were taken to hospital.

On April 15, Nikol Pashinyan had called on people to block Yerevan’s bridges, streets, and subway on Monday.

Since Monday morning, the demonstrators closed off and marched through several streets in downtown Yerevan. The protesters have been blocking a number of downtown Yerevan streets since Tuesday morning, too.