After several hours of investigative actions, special forces from the National Security Service arrested Gyumri Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan inside the city hall building. Oct. 20 did not dawn bright in Gyu...
Politics
The arrest of the elected head of Armenia’s second-largest city, Gyumri, represents nothing less than another institutionalization of political repression in the country — the first “conquest” of the ...
The government that once proclaimed itself a “bastion of democracy” is now violating the rights of a city mayor who was lawfully and democratically elected by his own people, the Armenian Communist Pa...
During his visit to the Holy See, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with Pope Leo XIV. The Pope welcomed Pashinyan’s visit to the Vatican and his participation in the canonization ceremony of Archbis...
New countries could join the European Union without full voting rights, in a move that could make leaders such as Hungary’s Viktor Orbán more amenable to the likes of Ukraine becoming part of the bloc...
Progress in peace negotiations between Azerbaijan and Armenia is reshaping the political and economic landscape of the South Caucasus, EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos told the European burea...
Several people have been detained from Gyumri’s central square and taken to local divisions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, according to Gyumri City Council member Ruben Mkhitaryan, who shared th...
Residents of Gyumri are traveling to Yerevan to show support for Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan, who was recently taken into custody by law enforcement authorities, Gyumri Deputy Mayor Avetis Arakelyan said. ...
If people fail to speak now, Armenia will soon become a total dictatorship, says In Our Way movement
In Our Way popular movement has expressed its unconditional support for the elected mayor of Gyumri, who is facing open, disproportionate, and harsh persecution, the movement said in a statement. “In ...
Marianna Ghahramanyan, Spokesperson for In Our Way movement, has denied a report by a media outlet claiming that the movement is paying people to attend its rally. One media outlet had reported that a...
Gegham Manukyan tried to enter the Gyumri City Hall building, but the police did not allow him to do so. The entrance was also closed to the press. Manukyan urged the police to open the way. “It’s a p...
It’s time to protect our city and our dignity, reads a statement published on the Facebook page of Gyumri Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan. “Proud and just people of Gyumri, It’s time to protect our city and ou...
