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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
22.02.2021
“…To take revenge on the relatives of your political rival is simply fascism, a moral terror, a crime…”
Current FB posts continue to highlight a profound sense of dissatisfaction with the lack of vision, transparency and due justice in the arena of political affairs. Condemnation of the conduct of specific leaders and oligarchs is underpinned by frustration at the deterioration of social care in administering staples, namely power and bread, at affordable prices. The suicide of a young...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
11.02.2021
“… She came to power in an ordinary dress and with a clean name and will leave the same ...”
The FB community discusses the consequences of war, expresses concern with the problems of the families of war heroes, the neglect of Azerbaijan’s sovereignty on the part of the Russian peacekeepers, follows and shares track 2 diplomacy direct stream broadcasts of Armenian and Azerbaijani public figures, decries corruption - the enormous cost of tunnel construction, and the property of the grandson...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
01.02.2021
“…If this nation, among hundreds of hopeless politicians, managed to produce M.E. Rasulzade, we should believe in its future…”
The FB community is still concerned with the situation in Upper Karabagh, discusses the economy, governance and corruption, the protests of families of war martyrs, reacts to the 100% inflation of water bills, discusses relations with Russia, rallies in support of Navalny and the influence of these events on Azerbaijan, and celebrates the birthday of the founder of Azerbaijan People’s...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
28.01.2021
“…Why is Azerbaijan managed as a company, while SOCAR as a separate state…?”
The FB community is concerned with the protest of the martyrs’ families, the sentence of the person who hit the human rights defender Ogtay Gulaliyev, the domestic situation in Russia, government re-shuffles, the protest of the handicapped, the nepotism in SOCAR and private business of bureaucrats, the role of Iran in the conflict and resistance to participation in post-conflict restoration; it reacts to and decries...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
25.01.2021
“… Putin resembles a tsar who is pushed to the corner….”
The Fb community continues to discuss situation in Karabagh, Russia interests, Turkey’s status, policy of Armenia, social issues of the military and their families, agreement with Turkmenistan on joint exploration of the disputed oil field,...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
07.01.2021
“ … Russia changes the map of Azerbaijan every day …”
The FB community monitors and decries the activities of the Russian peacekeepers; problems in meeting the needs of the families of the war heroes; comments on the election of Biden and political turmoil in the US; questions the decision of President Aliyev to build an airport in Fizuli instead of Khojali, the increase of the price of gasoline, the opening of the criminal case by Russia on the shooting down of their helicopter and discusses the upcoming...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
16.11.2020
“… They leave us only the ashes of Kelbajar …”
The trilateral ceasefire statement of Ilham Aliyev, Vladimir Putin and Nikol Pashinian on Karabagh and the course of its implementation is the main topic on FB. The activists, journalists, and bloggers continue to express their growing concern and protest against the arrival of the Russian peacekeepers and the immediate establishment of branches of Russian state institutions in Nagorno Karabagh, follow and comment on the course of the departure...
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Ноябрь 10, 2020 |
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
09.11.2020
“… Shusha is a matter of identity and spirit for Azerbaijanis …”
The news from the frontline of the liberation of the historical city of Shusha and the heroism of the soldiers are widely shared on FB, along with the videos and photos of people celebrating in the streets of the capital and mutual congratulations, they share news about another shelling of Barda by theArmenian army, and the tragic death of a teenager.
They discuss the demands of the 17 parties in Armenia for premier Pashinian...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
28.09.2020
“Nobody wants war. People want their homes. Go to your own home, Armenian army!”….
The central topic of FB is the unfolding war on the Armenia-Azerbaijan front. The FB users share the summary of the explanation of the substance of Karabagh conflict, including that the war is waged on the territory of Azerbaijan, greet the volunteers and give moral support to the army. They also share an information about regaining control of the villages and towns, report losses and share photos...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
14.09.2020
FB community has been reacting to the news about worsening health of the opposition activist Tofig Yagublu on 12 day hunger strike in prison by the intensified campaign demanding his release, met with concern his transfer to the City Hospital and news that he was in coma condition. FB community expressed indignation to the posting on FB of REAL leader Ilgar Mammadov of the quote from Washington Times that “ the opposition cooperated with Ramiz Mehdiyev” and shared the statement...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
07.09.2020
The top issue discussed by FB community is the sentence of 4 years 3 months to the activist of Musavat party and National Council of Democratic Forces Tofig Yagublu, the 6th day of his hunger strike in prison and the e-campaign of solidarity and demand of his immediate release. The FB community widely shared the international reaction to his sentence - statements of the Western government and international organizations in his defence. The registration of REAL party, congratulations on this...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
31.08.2020
FB community discusses the scandal with the falsified data on Azerbaijan, along with some other countries, used in Doing Business report of the WB, continues to discuss events in Belarus, shares the statement by PFP about illegal detentions of its members , decries the continued attraction of the fake witnesses to the court hearing of Tofig Yagublu,
FB community closely follows events in Belarus, solidarizing with the protesters. They share an information that former head of state Shushkevich...
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Август 4, 2020 |
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
03.08.2020
The topic of torture of activists and unclear fate of Fuad Gahramanli of PFP, along with the reaction to the repressions of the foreign institutions, and of the government, extra-ordinary meeting of the Milli Majlis ( the Parliament), the statements - of the SD faction of the European Parliament, co-rapporteurs of the PACE, of the human rights defenders and civil society of the country- condemning repressions against opposition, declaring the income by the MP Erkin Gadirli, extension of quarantine...
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Июль 28, 2020 |
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
27.07.2020
The Armenian attacks on Azerbaijanis abroad, continued persecution of activists, in particular the arrest of Fuad Gahramanli, and then Mammad Ibrahim and Sarva, statement by the intellectuals of the country and from exile in protest against repressions of the Popular Front Activists.
FB community actively discusses the spill over of the conflict to the foreign states and clashes between the two Diasporas in Brussels, Los Angeles, Russia, Ukraine. It reports the rallies in Prague, but it went...
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Июль 24, 2020 |
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
23.07.2020
The dominating topics on FB are the causes and consequences of resumption of hostilities in Tovuz region, repressions of Popular Front Party activists, pandemics, violent incidents in Los Angeles and Brussels between the Azerbaijani rally participants and the Armenians.
The FB community continues to discuss the causes of the fighting on the state border in Tovuz region, reactions to it at the official and societal level. The assistant to the president Hikmet Hajiyev stated that the purpose of Armenia...
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Июль 10, 2020 |
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
09.07.2020
The FB was dominated by discussions of ineffectiveness of the state coronavirus policies, president Aliyev’s meetings and speeches, bureaucratic corruption - both at the low and high levels, crisis in economy, people’s growing dissatisfaction, the fire at the Sobsan factory, reaction of the president to the scandal in the Fairmont Hotel, the president’s Aliyev online conversation with UN Secretary General Gutierrez.
The situation with coronavirus and the state policies are actively discussed....
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Июль 3, 2020 |
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
02.07.2020
FB users analyze the reasons of failure of state pandemic policies, discuss the future of the country, the aid to the regions with renewed quarantine, the economic decline, SOCAR’s declining income dynamic, shortage of water in Neftchala, situation with political prisoners, the consequences of the Constitutional amendments in Putin’s Russia.
Persecution of activists, pressure on the youth leaders, situation with political prisoners is again on top of agenda of FB users. The most recent event...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
29.06.2020
The issues of coronavirus, government capacity to handle the pandemic, corruption of officials, persecution of activists – the arrest of Javid Mammadzade for the mask with the photo of M. E. Rasulzade, the attempt of PR for police with the fake choir -hired music academy students, the speech by Ilham Aliyev, the Day of National Army, the flight prices of AZAL, the restrictions on buying currency by citizens – have been topics most widely discussed and shared.
The activists, journalists,...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
22.06.2020
The most popular topics these days were the situation with pandemic in the country and incapacity of the health system to cope with it, incident on Russia-Azerbaijan border, corruption, persecution of activists, including detention ( and by now release) of Bakhtiyar Hadjiyev and extension of detention for Tofig Yagublu, intra-elite struggle – the wave of criticism against Ramiz Mehdiyev, women’s rights.
The Fb users comment on incapacity of the system to cope with the challenges...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
15.06.2020
The FB users continue to discuss the events of last weekend in Yasamal, the surge of infected and problems in health system in connection with it, the pressure on activists, the corruption of bureaucrats, relations within the opposition camp, the official “Day of Revival”, the Karabagh issue.
The police violence during the weekend 5-8 June remains one of the hottest topics on FB. Altay Geyushov comments on the Yasamal events, that it revealed that the tactic- “ I do not see anything,...