Protests in Armenia's second-biggest city as mayor detained for bribery

Police arrested the mayor of Armenia's second-largest city on bribery charges on Monday, hauling him out of his office while ...

100 armed security officers came to detain the mayor of Gyumri: there was a clash

EADaily, October 20th, 2025. More than 100 law enforcement officers with weapons came to the mayor's office of the Armenian city of Gyumri to detain the head of the city Vardan Ghukasyan, Deputy Mayor ...
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Armenian Opposition Mayor Arrested Amid Protests

Three weeks after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian pledged to “throw out” Vartan Ghukasian, law-enforcement authorities moved ...

Armenian opposition mayor detained after prime minister vows crackdown

The opposition mayor of Armenia's second-largest city was detained on charges of bribe-taking on Monday, as authorities crack ...