Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 27.08.2020 The developments around Ramiz Mehdiyev, ex-head of presidential administration dominated FB this time. FB community discusses his unusual response, full of criticism of the bureaucracy and pro-government forces and contrasting them to the “true opposition”. The activists warn against his manipulation by public opinion  reminding that the very system is created by himself. They discredit the official myth about “fight of reformers and conservatives”. The others consider  the inter-clan...


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  Center for National and International Studies   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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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 01.06.2020 The new  information  of the protest action in front of the Ministry of Education by the students movement, reports about Pashinian and his family being infected and launch of the commercial space shuttle Dragon by Elon Musk was widely shared and commented on, as well as topics of National Independence day, the attitude of the president Aliyev to the history and the founders of the republic, Karabagh issue and Ramil Safarov, corruption of the foreign minister and other officials, blockade of Ali Karimli...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 28.05.2020 The FB users celebrate 28 May – the Day of Independence of Azerbaijan Republic ( 102 anniversary of creation of the Azerbaijan People’s Republic in 1918)  by posting, sharing and commenting on the history, and comparing it to  current state of affairs in the country. They also condemn the continued persecution of activists, especially the recent attacks on the activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, discuss the scandal with multimillion property of the Foreign Minister’s son in NY and reaction to that...


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  Center for National and International Studies FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 25.05.2020 The Karabagh issue and repressions against activists remain the hot topics these days on FB. The other topics  include corruption of bureaucrats , investigation and firing of some of them, ….. The festivities in the occupied by Armenia and traditionally home-town of Azerbaijanis Shusha devoted to inauguration of the “ president” of Nagorno-Karabagh continue to cause comments and be shared among activists, journalists and bloggers. Many connect this situation to the dire condition with democracy in the country,...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 13.04.2020 The FB users share and comment on the state aid to the population, failure of the electronic system of registration, destruction of the house during the quarantine with violation of the rights of dwellers, arrests of the activists and journalists, the appeal by Ilkin Rustamzade, publication in Business Insider, increasing social- economic crisis and absence of vision and capacity of the government to respond to it. The director of the National Strategic Think Tank Isa Gambar in his interview...


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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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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 05.01.2020 The dominating topics these few days are killing of the Iranian general Souleymani in  Iraq by the US strikes and reaction in Azerbaijani society and worldwide, continuing preparation to the parliamentary elections, and results of the municipal elections. Jamil Hasanli, the chair of the National Council comments on the death of Souleymani and reaction to it in the society. He considers that this situation is very distressing. The reason of confrontation on this issue in the society is absence...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 29.12.2019 The most popular topics continue to be the results of local elections, preparation to the upcoming parliamentary elections, the detention and beating up of the local election candidate and popular blogger Mehman Huseynov, publication of the list of parliamentary election candidates by the ruling party YAP. The FB users widely and with great concern share news about disappearance of the blogger Mehman Huseynov, who ran for the local elections, and then by news that he was severely beaten up by policemen....


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 02.12.2019 FB users actively share the information about Karabagh, the visit of the Armenia’s prime- minister there, photos and videos related to the Karabagh war and its victims, as well as failed meeting arranged by the pro-government forces in the distant district of Lokbatan devoted to the Karabagh issue. Gubad Ibadoglu of ADR movement in the interview to the Democrat.az is quoted as saying, that in contrast with the Armenian leaders, who permanently keep the issue in the center of public attention,...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI                                                                                                                                                                                                                25.11.2019   The popular topic of this week was the award which was given by the Russia’s president Putin to the first lady of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva during her visit to Russia. Rasim Yunus,...


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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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