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Daily Brief

Thursday, 6 February 2025

by OC Media

•2 min read

Armenia * The authorities have detained four Yerevan City Hall officials as a ‘preventive measure’. Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Committee confirmed reports of the detentions to CivilNet, but did not reveal why they were detained. Those detained are Robert Darbinyan, the former head of the Yerevan Department of Urban Development and Land Control, Mikael Ghimoyan, another official from the same department, Aram Gyulzadyan, the head of the Public Order Protection Service. Azerbaijan * Sevinj Va

Daily Brief

Wednesday, 5 February 2025

by OC Media

•3 min read

Armenia * The striking employees of the Zangezur mine met with the company’s management yesterday, but failed to reach an agreement. The employees called the meeting ‘quite constructive’, telling RFE/RL that the sides have ‘bilateral contact’ and would have meetings in case of new proposals or changes in their respective positions. Meanwhile, they would continue their strike and ‘probably move on to the next step we planned, which is greater public pressure’. * Yesterday in Washington, Prime