 Their plan was to assemble at Freedom Square at 3 pm and hold a candlelight vigil there for those who died on 1 March, followed by a silent protest from 5 pm to 7 pm of a single line stretching from Freedom Square, down Northern Avenue, to Myasnikian Square.However, riot police confronted the protesters and used force to disperse them.Senior police officers told protesters to leave the area and cross the streets surrounding it, citing a continuing government ban on rallies.