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Azerbaijan: PACE must demand freedom for political prisoners  

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Member organisations of the International Partnership Group for Azerbaijan (IPGA) are deeply concerned by the continued politically motivated imprisonment of persons in Azerbaijan for exercising their right to freedom of expression. The IPGA calls on the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to take immediate action to ensure the release of these persons and to hold Azerbaijan accountable for its obligations as a Member State. Although Azerbaijan is bound by the European Convention on Human Rights and international law to respect and protect the right to freedom of expression,...


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CNIS director spoke at the EURONEST Committee on Political Affairs, Human Rights and Democracy discusses the future of Eastern Partnership and European Neighbourhood Instrument 2014-2020  

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On the 10th of February two CSF Steering Committee members Jeff Lovitt and Leila Alieva participated in the Euronest Standing Committee on Political Affairs, Human Rights and Democracy that meets twice a year, consisting of European Parliament delegation and the Eastern European Partners' (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) delegations. The speakers from European External Action Service (Gunnar Wiegand) and the European Commission (Michael Koehler) talked about the prospect of the Eastern Partnership until the 2015 Summit in Riga and the European Neighborhood Instrument for 2014-2020. Jeff...


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21.07.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The new gas deal and the agreement expected to be signed between the EU and Azerbaijan in the near future should not happen at the expanse of total disregard to the violation of human rights and freedoms and the repression of activists.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties On Wednesday, on the initiative of Tofig Yagublu, a member of the National Council Coordination Center, a protest rally was held in front of the Cabinet of Ministers with the demand to open land borders. The rally was destroyed by police violence. According...


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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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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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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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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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07.03.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Hatred for freedom, justice, the rule of law,  and greed for power unites authoritarian and dictatorial regimes more than any piece of paper.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Azadliq newspaper reports that political prisoner Saleh Rustamli’s request for early release was denied. The request was considered on March 3 without the participation and knowledge of Rustamli's lawyer. Rustamli's lawyers applied to the court on December 6, 2021, while he was still on hunger strike, to be released from the remainder of his sentence...


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14.02.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI       FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The fact that Mehdiyev calls the members of parliament “trolls and fake MPs” is the highest recognition of the truth that has long been known to all.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev was summoned to the Baku Main Police Office and threatened to stop posting against the minister of internal affairs on social media. The activist was told that “there are many policemen who are ready to take off their service stripes and punish him, which would...


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27.01.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI       FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “As a nation, the best way to avoid responsibility is to take refuge in the mythical power of geopolitics, the myths of conspiracy theories....” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Azadliq newspaper reports that APFP member Natalia Iorina filed a complaint to the prosecutor's office. However, instead of listening to her complaint, she was taken to the 9th police station. Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatovic, calls for changes to new media law. In a letter...


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17.01.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Destroying the opposition by repressive means not only does not provide lasting power but often confronts regimes with angry people who attack the statues with trucks and ropes...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The chairman of the Citizen and Development Party, Ali Aliyev, was arrested for five months. Opposition leaders, activists, and independent journalists objected to the decision calling it politically motivated arrest. Activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev condemned the conclusion of the court and urged that “if a leader of a political...


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27.12.2021  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “In order to survive and succeed under a dictatorship or authoritarianism, people must lie, join the general flow of flattery, turn a blind eye to injustice, give up their rights, and surrender to fear...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The participants of the rally "Freedom for Saleh Rustamli!" held on December 1 in Fountain Square who were arrested have been recently released. However,  Ilham Huseyn, one of the five people arrested during the rally, is still in jail. According to the head of APFP Ali Karimli, the regime demonstrates...


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20.12.2021  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “If the investigation is reopened, it is because individuals, family members of the victims, political commentators, analysts, politicians, activists, journalists, and others have written about it without fear”...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Political prisoner Saleh Rustamli stopped hunger strike after 41 days. In a telephone conversation with his brother, Rustamli said that he had ended the hunger strike because he was promised to be transferred to a civilian hospital and then released from there. Rustamli's brother and opposition...


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16.12.2021  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “EU should stand to its values and demand the immediate release of the political prisoner #freeSalehRustamov...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties “The Azerbaijani authorities are continuing their crackdown on political opposition, and heavy-handed approach in response to peaceful protests, in violation of the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly,” said Amnesty International in a statement reacting to the recent police brutality during the rallies in Baku. Several people, including opposition leader Tofig Yagublu...


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Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 22.11.2021 “In a country where human destinies are destroyed, there is no need for a teacher to be honored.” Post War Situation. Problems of veterans and families of the martyrs. Azadlig newspaper reports that war veteran Ulvi Isgandarov who was only 24, committed suicide. Isgandarov was struggling with the psychological traumas of the war and financial difficulties, according to his close ones. Like many war veterans, Isgandarov was denied to receive any state support. According to his former teacher, Isgandarov...


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Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 18.11.2021 “People in both countries must understand that Russia is not bringing peace to the region, but blood.” Post-War Situation. Is it a past or ongoing war? Is there an end to the war? Fear of another war? The week has been marked with the clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan that resulted in at least eight causalities that is the worst fighting since the war of the last year. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry released the information on November 17 that seven Azerbaijani servicemen were killed and ten were...


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Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 08.11.2021 “The military victory was achieved at the expense of the lives and health of such brave and professional army men. Leaving our veterans in such a helpless situation is ungrateful and an injustice that neither God nor people will accept.” Governance, economy, corruption, transparency Azadlig Newspaper reports that social protection expenditures have been reduced, and money allocated to law enforcement agencies has been increased. Expenditures in the state budget for social welfare in 2022 are 3.4% less...


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Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 04.11.2021 “Sooner or later, our people must come to terms with the fact that such an important task as breaking away from an unjust and violent regime should not be left only to the opposition, political activists, but also to the people themselves!” Governance, economy, corruption, transparency Blogger Mehman Huseynov continues his investigations to uncover illegal activities by senior officials. In his recent FB post, Huseynov wrote that the new chief executive of Ganja Niyazi Bayramov is corrupt like the previous...


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Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 01.11.2021 “If the intellectuals keep silent about the corruption, social injustice, and do not bother to protest even once, then they can not be considered as an intellectual.” Governance, economy, corruption, transparency Where is the place of intellectuals? Where do they or should they stand as public figures? FB community has been busy reacting to writer Chingiz Abdullayev’s controversial post. In his post, Abdullayev shared a story of an incident that happened to him while waiting in the business lounge...


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