[6] On November 5, 2013 among with his followers he was arrested in Yerevan for anti-governmental accusations and attempt to walk to the presidential palace to start a "revolution".

On November 18, 2013 a demonstration took place outside the National Security Service (NSS) building in Yerevan in defense of Harutyunyan and his supporters.

Demonstrators also brought signs against Armenia joining the Russian-led Customs Union as Harutyunyan's struggle was also against what he calls Russian imperialism.

By his actions he wanted to show that he cannot stand the situation in the country any more", said Armen Martirosyan, Deputy Chairman of the Heritage Party, at a press conference.

[14] In January 2014 a number of Armenian citizens signed an Open letter The life of Shant Harutyunyan is in danger!

"On hunger strike now, he is left without necessary medical supervision in a critical condition, with no possibility of communicating with the outside world, he did not have the right to meet his family members, any visit and contact is refused to him and the other 14 political prisoners", says the letter.