Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 23.03.2020 The dominating topics these days are arrest of the opposition leader Tofig Yagublu and other activists, problems in the country emerging in relations to coronavirus, reaction of the government to the epidemy, arrest in Turkey of the businessman Mubariz Mansimov. Tofig Yagublu, before his arrest wrote on his timeline: “Ilham Aliyev in his congratulatory Novruz Holiday speech mentioned coronavirus and warned the opposition. He should have in fact openly stated that this virus was spread by the 5th column...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 16.12.2019 The FB users shared news about signs of improvement in the state of health of human rights defender Oktay Gulaliyev, his son reporting that he started to open his eyes. They also actively discuss yet another fire- just a few days after the one in EuroHome market – at the market of the 3d Micro-district of the capital in the context of “ the fire or the arson?”. Many comment that this is arson as the method of intra-clan struggle. The media is reflecting it often in the form of cartoons,...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 14.12.2019 More than 200 comments caused the posting about prominent lawyer Aslan Ismaylov’s interpretation of the case with the human rights defender Ogtay Gulaliyev, which defended the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and blamed those who criticised it.  The numerous postings were shaming the lawyer, revealing deep disappointment, were full of irony  and ideas that “he could never be trusted” and “he was bought off”. FB users widely comment on developments ion Karabagh issue and adoption by the US Congress...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 11.12.2019 The nature of ongoing changes and opposition’s participation in elections continue to be discussed. The FB users shared the posting by the Russian citizen of Azerbaijani origin  Farkhad Akhmedov, who analyses in details the current political state of affairs in Azerbaijan, stresses necessity of reforms, criticizes traditional opposition and calls (after the president Aliyev)  for the creation of a new, constructive opposition. The activist and opposition figure Hikmet Hacizade writes with some...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI                                                                                                                                                                                                                22.11.2019 FB users continue to share information about state of health of the human rights defender Oktay Gulaliyev, who was hit by a car and while in coma has been treated in Turkey. They share the appeal...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI                                                                                                                                                                                                                20.11.2019 FB users actively discuss and share the information about mass protests in Iran as a reaction to the significant increase of the gasoline prices resulted in casualties on the side of protesters....


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI                                                                                                                                                                                                                13.11.2019 The FB users share information and video related to the action of Musavat on the 12th in front of the City Council. One of the videos show a desperate woman from Baku village passionately...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI                                                                                                                                                                                                                11.11.2019 The most discussed topics on FB were: the state of health and the case of the human rights defender Ogtay Gulaliyev, repressions against opposition activists in connection with unsanctioned...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI                                                                                                                                                                                                                08.11.2019 Today the social network users actively continued to share the information about the state of health of the political prisoner and handicapped war veteran Asif Yusifli’s  daughter, who was in diabetic...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI                                                                                                                                                                                                                06.11.2019 The FB users shared and discussed the following topics: the state of health of the human rights defender Oktay Gulaliyev, the round table of opposition arranged by Musavat, reforms in the structure...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI                                                                                                                                                                                                                02.11.2019 The most shared topics these days were: hitting by car of the prominent human rights activist Ogtay Gulaliyev, the exhibition and literary contest devoted to former chair of Supreme Soviet...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI                                                                                                                                                                                                                29.10.2019   The most popular topics have been continued post-rally pressure of authorities on opposition, debates on effectiveness of tactics of various political groups, in particular debates...


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Joint Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review 16th Session of the UPR Working Group REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN Submitted 9 October 2012   Joint Submission by CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, NGO in General Consultative Status with ECOSOC   and Center for National and International Studies (CNIS)          CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation          Mr Mandeep Tiwana, Email mandeep.tiwana@civivus.org Ms Renate Bloem, Email renate.bloem@gmail.com Tel +27 11 8335959, Web www.civicus.org   Center for National and International...


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Johannesburg. 4 June 2012: Global civil society network CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation and Azerbaijan CSO the Center for National and International Studies (CNIS) are deeply concerned about the safety of Azeri civil society activists who raised awareness of human rights violations during the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, held last month in Baku, Azerbaijan. Civil society in Azerbaijan was highly vocal ahead of the contest, demanding the release of political prisoners and the removal of restrictions on freedoms of speech and assembly under the banner of the Sing for Democracy...


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