The Daredevils of Sasun

... journalists being granted permission to speak to members of the group. At the same time, mass protests calling for the resignation of President Serzh Sargsyan began in Yerevan. The mostly peaceful protests saw isolated clashes with the police. Who are the Daredevils of Sasun? At the moment, the mass protests have no clear leader. The name of the armed group, Sasna Tsrer , translates as “the daredevils from Sasun” [1] . The heroes of the Armenian epic David of Sasun , known to every Armenian schoolchild, defeat powerful enemies despite being outnumbered by the enemies and betrayed by their cowardly fellow tribesmen. The Founding Parliament movement, to which many members of the armed ...