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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
11.01.2021
“…The president should apologize for using ‘street expressions’…”
The FB community discusses the trilateral meeting in Moscow, the Russian peacekeepers, the problems of the families of the war heroes, the return of the IDPs to the liberated territories, the restoration of the regions, the damage under occupation, the targeting of the opposition, the disrespectful language to economists and the distortion of the history of the Karabagh...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
14.12.2020
“… Iran’s main concern is not history, but the cooperation of Azerbaijan with Turkey and Israel …”
The FB community is seriously concerned and decries the provocation around Shusha of Armenian forces and the spread of the Russian map of Karabagh with its altered borders; discusses the visit of the co-chairmen of the Minsk Group to Baku and the statement of president Aliyev that he did not invite them; commemorates and shares stories of the young people who died in the war; continues...
Center for National and International Studies FB Digest@VoxPOPULI07.12.2020“... Without Turkey it is not possible to deter Russia in the region ...”The FB community mourn the officially announced number of those killed in the war - 2, 786 - and honour the war heroes by a national minute of silence. They continue to discuss the results of the 44-day war and implementation of the ceasefire agreement, share personal stories of the killed or injured, report on visiting their families, express dissatisfaction with the amount of state compensation for families of martyrs and handicapped,...
Center for National and International Studies FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 07.12.2020“... Without Turkey it is not possible to deter Russia in the region ...”The FB community mourn the officially announced number of those killed in the war - 2, 786 - and honour the war heroes by a national minute of silence. They continue to discuss the results of the 44-day war and implementation of the ceasefire agreement, share personal stories of the killed or injured, report on visiting their families, express dissatisfaction with the amount of state compensation for families of martyrs and handicapped,...
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Ноябрь 27, 2020 |
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
26.11.2020
“… Russian flags in Azerbaijan are a tragedy for the country …”
The FB community shares their joy with the IDPs from Kelbajar on the liberation of their home region, but also mourns the victims of the war. They note with indignation that instead of reacting to Russia’s arbitrary behaviour in the country, Aliyev has attacked the opposition in his Kelbajar speech. The activists, public leaders, and journalists denounced the resolution by the French Parliament recognizing Artsakh/Upper...
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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
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
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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Август 14, 2020 |
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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...
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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 31, 2020 |
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
30.07.2020
The following topics are dominating these days: repressions against PFP and 2 more members detained, Karabagh, unfair trials of opposition activists, the tortures given to them, 13-14 July resumption of hostilities at the state border and related events, daily issues with human rights and democracy, the statement in defence of the political prisoners by the young writers and people of arts, the statement of the Institute for Peace and Democracy, of the National Strategic Think Tank, publication...
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Июль 14, 2020 |
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
13.07.2020
The FB community shared most the news about violation of ceasefire in Tovuz region, and social aspects of the war, the statement by Turkish government on the violation of ceasefire on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border the situation with pandemic in the country, corruption of the officials, ingroup fighting in opposition camp, persecution of activists and state of human rights.
The resumption of fighting on the state borders ( not in Karabagh) in the region of Tovuz is widely shared and commented by the FB community....
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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 7, 2020 |
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
06.07.2020
The most popular topics are the pandemic and extended quarantine, continued arrests of the bureaucrats, situation with political prisoners and petition of their amnesty, the slander campaign, based on fake information of their “Armenian” blood against brothers the blogger Mehman and a journalist Emin Huseynov, the violation of the quarantine rules by the elite at the Fairmont Hotel, social aid to population.
The issue of political freedoms is one of the most popular topics. Ali Karimli...
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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
25.06.2020
FB users commemorated birthday of the first democratically elected president of Azerbaijan Abulfaz Elchibey, discussed the course of pandemic, social-economic crisis, corruption and nepotism of the official elite, persecution of activists, Putin’s Constitutional changes.
The activists, journalists, bloggers, politicians commemorate the birthday of Elchibey -the first democratically elected president of post-Soviet Azerbaijan. The political and civic leaders posted the tribute to the president,...
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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI
18.06.2020
These days the incident on the Azerbaijan - Russia (Dagestan) borders is in the center of attention, along with failure of the national health system to deal with the peak of pandemic in the country, its connection with corruption, persecution of activists, social-economic policies of the government.
Social networks are full of images of hundreds of Azerbaijanis stuck on the Russia- Azerbaijan border in Dagestan, lying on the ground with tied hands behind. The information that Azerbaijan will...
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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,...