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Март 2, 2021 |
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
01.03.2021
“… Russia has not changed in 28 years…”
The FB community is puzzled by the contrasting assessment of the Iskander rockets usage by the two countries’ leading officials, continues to follow closely the political turmoil in Armenia, remaining intensely concerned with the issue of sovereignty in the territory controlled by Russian peacekeepers, together with deficiencies in the treatment of troops and their families. Mismanagement of financial budgeting in the reclaimed territories is again...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
18.02.2021
“…In order to build a “smart village”, one needs to have a smart government…”
The FB community demonstrates an increasing sense of deep frustration and disempowerment with the unfolding of political agendas that are perceived as a distinct threat to the constructive development of a thriving post-war society. A sense of betrayal is heightened at times with humour, but the issues are ever more clearly elicited with Putin’s Russia consolidating its outreach and internal oligarchs...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
15.02.2021
The long-serving MP: “Do not get me involved in politics…”
FB posts continue to reflect the anxieties of the community and to highlight inconsistencies and irregularities on the part of the authorities. Postwar and pandemic vulnerability is severely challenged by actions and inactions deemed unjust, inappropriate or at odds with the defining nature of parliamentary work. Compassion is seen to override corruption, with citizens themselves finding ways to take care of those at the mercy...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
08.02.2021
“...When the government in the country is fake and a liar, ordinary people also imitate living...”
The FB community is concerned with the situation in Karabagh and plans of Russia there, welcomes Biden’s strict policies toward Russia and talks with Turkey, discredits the corruption and enrichment of the oligarchs-ministers at the expense of the population, discusses the resignation of Angela Merkel, the expulsion from the Turkish Lyceum in Baku of the artist Peri Miniature, feminism, and celebrates...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
04.02.2021
“…It is you, who made the governance based on inequality and injustice thrive…”
The FB community concerns itself with the situation in Upper Karabagh, comments on the President’s criticism of bureaucrats, decries the decision of the Council on Tariffs, the students’ protests and arrests at Lenkoran University, the country’s democracy rating allocated by the Economist Intelligence Unit, discusses US policy towards Turkey, appeals to President Biden to repeal Amendment 907, and continues...
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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
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
21.01.2021
“… The 20th of January is not over for Azerbaijan …”
The FB community discusses the developments in Karabagh and activities of the Russian peacekeepers, the speech by Russia foreign minister Lavrov, the fate of Russia’s opposition leader Navalny and of democracy in the region, the situation with COVID-19 in the country; commemorates 20th January 1990 with the entrance of Soviet tanks into Baku, comments on the economy, corruption and poverty, and debates future policies of the newly-elected...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
14.01.2021
“…The Russian tsar Putin received Aliyev and Pashinian as the chair of Kolkhoz…while saw them out as the supermarket manager ….”
The most shared and discussed topics on FB are: the results of the trilateral meeting held in Moscow on January 11th, the activities of the Russian peacekeepers, the renewed repression against the Popular Front Party and its leader and the opening of a criminal case, the sentence served on Luca Volonte of the Council of Europe for taking a bribe, the corruption...
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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
10.12.2020
The FB community circulates individual stories of soldiers who died in the military operations dedicated to the liberation of occupied lands, discuss the awards given to them by the president, and the social welfare and compensation provided to their families. They decry the videos with scenes of mistreatment of the POWs by military and demand the prosecutor’s office to investigate and try those responsible. The FB community is also anxious regarding the rate of COVID-19 infection and the shortage...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
03.12.2020
“When the verdict is issued, I want the world to see their faces ...”
The FB community shares news on the liberation of the Lachin and Zangilan regions, but expresses concern about the delay in returning some parts of them; continues to denounce the arrival and behaviour of the Russian peacekeeping troops, calling them “occupiers”; criticizes the low size of compensation to families of killed troops; defines the principles of conflict resolution; criticizes the president’s...
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Ноябрь 24, 2020 |
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
23.11.2020
“… Russia behaves like an aggressor and Baku keeps silence ...”
The FB community continues to comment and to decry the arrival of the Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh and Russia’s speedy violation of the trilateral agreement, also their signing of a separate agreement with Armenia; greets the evacuation of the Agdam region, is concerned about unrest in the Lenkoran region, caused by the bureaucrats’ attempt to avoid compensating the war victim’s family, ...
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Ноябрь 20, 2020 |
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
19.11.2020
“…The war is over, the conflict goes on, Russia is in the region…”
The most popular FB news concerns the controversial arrival of the Russian peacekeepers, worries caused by uncertainty of Turkish participation in the peacekeeping operation, the delay in liberation of the remaining territories, the release of the 21 political prisoners to house arrest, the destruction of the villages and towns by the departing Armenian settlers, the debate on the ownership of the Christian monasteries...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
24.09.2020
A big war or a charade …?
Facebook these days is dominated by the discussion of the chances of a full-scale war, the political factors behind the recent resumption of hostilities, and conditions necessary for the successful defence of state borders. The decision to relocate the NK “parliament” building in the historical Azerbaijani city Shusha is viewed as direct provocation of war. The FB community shares information from e-media about corruption in the arms deals with Israel...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
21.09.2020
The central topic of the FB news was release of the opposition activist and leader Tofig Yagublu with activists, politicians, bloggers, journalists sharing and celebrating the news. The FB community shared videos with Yagublu visiting the grave of his young daughter upon his release, entering his home, meeting his family, friends and giving interviews. The National Council and other public personalities issued statements that Tofig Yagublu should be fully acquitted, while all the remaining almost...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
17.09.2020
Tofig Yagublu: “I am dying…. I dedicate this struggle to Mammad Emin Rasulzade..”
The FB community continues to keep the issue of political prisoner Tofig Yagublu, who has been 16 days on hunger strike in the centre of attention. The campaign in his defence, is widening and is joined by prominent personalities of arts and culture, such as a writer Rustam Ibrahimbekov and member of UNESCO Artists Association Ashraf Heybatov. Activists continue to commemorate the day of liberation of Azerbaijan...
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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
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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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
03.08.2020
Azerbaijani FB space has been dominated by the post-election protests in Belarus, support and appraisal of the people’s consistent struggle defending their votes, stress on the role of young people in these protests and perception it as a beginning of the next wave of collapse of dictatorships which will reach Azerbaijan. They continue to discuss the tortures and mistreatment of the detained after 14-15 th July rally, sharing the National Council’s statement urging more decisive international...