Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 12.05.2020 The dominating topic this week was the disclosed agreement of Azerbaijani government to the Iran’s project of building power station and the bridge from Iran to the occupied by Armenia Azerbaijani region Jabrayil in 2016 , the facts of corruption in the coronavirus related state aid distribution ( the salaries to the medical employees), closure of the 4 banks, alleged death of Ramiz Mehdiyev (ex-grey cardinal), continued repressions and new arrests of opposition activists, recent arrest of the head...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 15.10.2020  ..“ I am from Khojali but I never saw my motherland …” The war and ceasefire are the central topics on FB.  Activists, journalists, and bloggers share the news from the front line, on progress with the liberation of lands, and mourn death of friends, volunteers, soldiers, and medical doctors. They share photos of children whose parents were killed during the shelling in Ganja. They discuss the results of conversations between Turkish and Russian presidents, the statement by Pashinian...


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  Center for National and International Studies   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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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 20.08.2020 FB community continue to follow, share, show solidarity and comment on the events in Belarus, analysing domestic tactics of protesters, reaction of the Western actors, first of all the EU, announcement Lukashenka “persona non-grata”: comparing and extrapolating them to Azerbaijan, and discuss whether Russia will help Lukashenka. They greet release upon 4 years term completion of Fuad Ahmadli of PFP, among others, but decry arrest of the other activists. They also condemn poisoning of Alexei...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 28.07.2020 A statement by Azerbaijani intellectuals, civil and political leaders: Azerbaijani intellectuals condemn political hatred and the government’s repression. A group of intellectuals have taken an initiative in connection with the recent events in Azerbaijan - a wave of violent repression. Intellectuals and public activists signed a statement calling the repression an unacceptable political incident for the country. We, the signatories below, endorse this statement with a sense of urgency regarding...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 27.04.2020 FB users continue to discuss  government relations with REAL and other opposition parties, the compensation to two members of REAL, statement by the leader of the Intelligentsia Movement Eldaniz Guliyev, social- economic issues caused by coronavirus isolation measures, division in the society, conflict between Sevinc Osmangizi and Altay Geyushov and their supporters and other. Isa Gambar, the president of the National Center for Strategic Studies of Musavat party announces the virtual meeting...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 16.04.2020 The FB users write, comment and share the information about regime’s isolation of the leader of the Popular Front Party Ali Karimli, the statement of the National Council on this matter, on the state aid to business and population, malfunctioning electronic system of registration of unemployed, repressions against activists, the humiliating way of distributing aid by the corrupt bureaucrats. Seymur Hezi shares the status of Elmira Muradaliyeva ( academic and PFP activist) who writes about post-pandemics...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 31.01.2020 The  FB users continue to discuss the ongoing election campaign, the CoE resolution on Azerbaijan political prisoners, birthday of the founder of the modern nation state- Azerbaijan Democratic Republic Mammad Emin Rasulzade, wedding party of two former political prisoners- prominent activists   Seymur and Nigar Hezi, publication of the government's list of the MPs by the ex-leader of the opposition National Council Cemil Hasanli, harassment of opposition politician Gultakin Hacibeyli, as well...


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