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CIVICUS urges Azerbaijan government to cease rising harassment of civil society  

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Johannesburg. 28 February 2012. CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation condemns bullying tactics by the Azerbaijan government to silence civil society organisations (CSOs). In recent months, there has been a rise in harassment of CSOs in Azerbaijan. Official intimidation tactics have included the levying of heavy fines on CSOs for petty administrative lapses; the issuing of warning letters to CSOs threatening to cancel their registration; the publication of defamatory articles against civil society members in the press; denial of permission to civil society groups to hold meetings...


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23.06.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Oil alone was not enough for them, they have seized all the fields.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The trial of Punhan Karimli, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who lived as an immigrant in Germany for almost three years, was held on Wednesday. Karimli was deported to Azerbaijan in November 2021 and arrested two months later. On June 22, a Baku Serious Crimes Court prosecutor sentenced him to seven years and six months in prison. Members of the Muslim Union movement tried to protest in front...


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20.06.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “It turned out that the government is interested in the political dividends of the liberation of some lands, and it is no longer interested in the serious social problems of the families of martyrs and veterans.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Relatives of three religious activists - Yasin Ahmadov, Vugar Aliyev and Nijat Aliyev – reported that the activists have been missing since June 18. According to family members who told Meydan TV, they appealed to law enforcement agencies on June 18, but could not get any information...


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16.06.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Heydar Aliyev’s return to power is not a day of salvation for our people but a day of defeat of the republic, people's government, republican values, and restoration of family power.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties French police have arrested two people accused of attempting to kill blogger Mahammad Mirzali. One of those arrested was an Azerbaijani citizen and the other a Moldovan of Turkish origin. Police found a machine gun, Mirzali’s photos, and instructions to his home address in their car. The Nantes court sentenced...


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13.06.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The government, which is interested in attracting tourists and investment to the country, would establish a normal judicial, health, and police system in the country.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The Muslim Union Movement has appealed to human rights organizations, NGOs, and theologians, as well as a number of political and public figures, regarding the hunger strike of the members of the movement in prison. The appeal says: “While this situation has reached this point, it is necessary to address you as the leading...


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09.06.2022  

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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI “The Azerbaijani government is committing all kinds of illegal acts in order to prevent the open trial of the deported migrants it has arrested under false pretenses.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The chairperson of the Citizen and Progress Party, political prisoner Ali Aliyev has started a hunger strike. Aliyev was sentenced to five months in prison on trumped-up charges. His detention was later extended for another month on another charge. As a protest against the extension of the detention period for several more months, Aliyev started a hunger strike....


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06.06.2022  

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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI “Formula 1 is a snake and it is wrapped around the throat of the people who submit to this misery and oppression.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Activist Rabiya Mammadova’s mother was beaten by her colleagues on Friday. According to the activist, her mother who works as a cleaner was beaten by another cleaner who insulted her for her daughter’s activism. Rabiyya Mammadova said that lately, she has been trying to raise awareness about the issues that women from religious backgrounds face. Mammadova wrote: “Everyone knows that my mother is a cleaner,...


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02.06.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Karabakh was not liberated but was handed over from occupying Armenia to the corrupt Aliyev government.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The National Council of Democratic Forces issued a statement on the continuation of repressions and political arrests in Azerbaijan. The statement read: On May 28, the day when the Azerbaijani people celebrated Independence and Republic Day, the government of Ilham Aliyev began to fabricate a criminal case against another of his political rivals. APFP activist Razi Alishov was detained...


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30.05.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Approximately 94 percent of the state funding (41.4 million manats) is allocated to the universities that belong to the members of the ruling family.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Exiled Activist Tural Sadiqli reported that his house is being watched by unknown persons who are planning an attack on him. Sadiqli’s post on social media reads: “a criminal group of 4 people was sent to Germany to carry out an operation against me. They found out my registered address in Germany and walked around the house for more than...


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26.05.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The people of Azerbaijan must also recognize the responsibility that falls on their shoulders at this historic turning point for their future, and rise to a more mass and consistent peaceful struggle.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The National Council of Democratic Forces shared a statement on the new wave of politically motivated arrests and police violence. The statement reads: “Numerous cases of police violence and other mysterious crimes (believed by the general public to be connected to the police) have been...


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23.05.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Formula 1 tickets can cost up to 1,000 manat, which is  equal to the total consumption expenditures of the average Azerbaijani for three months.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Ziya Ibrahimli, a political immigrant in Germany, was deported without prior warning.  It is reported that the German police used violence against Ibrahimli and broke down the doors of his apartment. Exiled Journalist Afgan Muktarli said that although the German authorities and International Human Rights Organisations were informed about Ibrahimli,...


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19.05.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Calling on the British embassy in Azerbaijan to refute its statement and admit its mistake, the Ministry of Internal Affairs proved at the international level that there is a police regime in Azerbaijan.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties In Azerbaijan, from May 18 to June 18 has been officially declared "Human Rights Month". According to the authorities, “whose rights have been violated should be resolved within this period.” However, the government’s announcement has been found ironic, especially in the light of recent...


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16.05.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Mehriban Abdurahmanli, the mother of Subhan Mahir oglu Abdurahmanli, who was martyred in the battles for Fizuli and awarded the medals "For Courage" and "For the Motherland," told Azadliq newspaper that her house was demolished by the order of chief executive of Shamkir district. Abdurahmanli said: "After my son was killed, one of the people who offered their support gave me land, and I managed to build a hut to have a roof over my head. Sabunchu's chief executive Adil Valiyev told me that...


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12.05.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “There is no state, only a group of criminals who seized power and controls the country by mafia rules.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Journalist Ayten Mammadova held a press conference. Mammadova said that there is no reason to argue that there are personal grounds for the knife attack on her. According to the journalist, “what happened is definitely related to her professional activity.” Human rights activists and journalists demanded that the police properly investigate the incident and identify the persons who attacked...


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09.05.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Russia's fifth column is in power in Azerbaijan and is in opposition in Armenia.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Journalist Ayten Mammadova was attacked in the elevator of the apartment building she lived. A man who followed her into the elevator put a knife to her throat and threatened her not to write about the trials she was covering. The most recent case that Mammadova is writing about is the case of Ilkin Suleymanov, who is accused of murdering a ten-year-old Narmin Guliyeva. Colleagues of Mammadova said that the coverage...


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05.05.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Azerbaijani government must follow the developments in Yerevan carefully and be aware that the overthrow of Pashinyan would increase the tensions in the region.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Journalist and human rights activist Elchin Mammad, currently detained in Prison number 16, has started a hunger strike. The human rights activist, who has been unjustly imprisoned for two years, demands his immediate release. According to his family, Mammad was arrested for his journalism and became a target of certain circles....


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02.05.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The experience of the past 18 years shows that big fires in Azerbaijan, especially in its capital Baku, occur when someone wants to take something from someone.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Exiled journalist Afgan Mukhtarli reported that blogger Manaf Jalilzade who lives in Switzerland was attacked by three Azerbaijanis in front of his house. The attackers beat up Jalilzade as he entered the building. The assailants demanded that Jalilzade stop social media postings about the Azerbaijani government and first lady Mehriban...


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28.04.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The silence and fear in society, especially the educated segment of the society, created favorable conditions that enabled the government to commit such crimes.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Representatives of Azerbaijani civil society have called on the country's leadership to stop inhumane acts such as physical violence and torture against its opponents and critics. The joint statement released on Wednesday said that “if, as claimed by the authorities, the political authorities and official structures are not behind...


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25.04.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The crime committed against me is not the first crime committed by the authorities against citizens in Azerbaijan, but it must be the last...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties On Thursday night, well-known activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev was abducted, tortured, videotaped, and threatened by four unidentified masked men. His Facebook posts about Internal Affairs Minster Vilayat Eyvazov were deleted. Hajiyev shared the shocking details on his Facebook post: "I was abducted by four masked persons at about 11 pm on April 21, at the intersection...


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21.04.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “In the era after Ilham Aliyev, in a democratic Azerbaijan, the Tartar crimes will be given a completely objective legal and political assessment.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Members of the Sumgayit Youth Legal Awareness Public Union reported that they have been preparing an appeal to present to the UN Human Rights Committee (OHCHR) on behalf of human rights activist and investigative journalist Elchin Mammad, who has been in prison for more than two years. The Public Union stated that the arrest of Elchin Mammad is a response...


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