Center for National and International Studies   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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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 24.08.2020 FB community commemorates 20th anniversary since the death of the first president of Azerbaijan Elchibey,  analysing his role in nation’s history, contribution to the state, nation and democracy building of Azerbaijan, covering both strong and weak points of his rule, but stressing his unique democratic personality, pure and modest leadership style and his influence on society. They also commemorate 40th day of military killed during the last resumption of hostilities in Tovuz region....


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  Center for National and International Studies   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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  Center for National and International Studies   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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  Center for National and International Studies   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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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 22.06.2020 The most popular topics these days were the situation with pandemic in the country and incapacity of the health system to cope with it, incident on Russia-Azerbaijan border, corruption, persecution of activists, including detention ( and by now release)  of Bakhtiyar Hadjiyev  and extension of detention for Tofig Yagublu, intra-elite struggle – the wave of criticism against Ramiz Mehdiyev, women’s rights. The Fb users comment on incapacity of the system to cope with the challenges...


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  Center for National and International Studies   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,...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 16.04.2020 The FB users write, comment and share the information about regime’s isolation of the leader of the Popular Front Party Ali Karimli, the statement of the National Council on this matter, on the state aid to business and population, malfunctioning electronic system of registration of unemployed, repressions against activists, the humiliating way of distributing aid by the corrupt bureaucrats. Seymur Hezi shares the status of Elmira Muradaliyeva ( academic and PFP activist) who writes about post-pandemics...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 06.04.2020 The FB users continues to discuss the government reaction to the pandemics, the social situation during the isolation and government package of aid to the population and business, repressions, the mechanism of SMS permissions, the quarantine fines, the amnesty of the prisoners, among which is the infamous criminal Akif Chovdarov, arrest of the opposition activists and statement of the National Council against repressions. Gubad Ibadoglu focuses on social consequences of the quarantine. He stresses...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 30.03.2020 The FB users share and comment on reaction of the government to coronavirus crisis, arrests and pressure on activists, the situation with students in quarantine in Nakhichevan, economic consequences of epidemics in the region and in the country, delay with decision on the aid package to the population, arrest of two more activists. The journalist Nurlan Libre reminds that few days ago it was reported  that the students who came from Turkey faced police violence in the quarantine place in Nakhichevan....


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 19.03.2020 The dominating topics in social networks continue to be coronavirus and responses to it internationally and within the country, the fall of the oil price to 28 dollars, arrest in Turkey of the Azerbaijani businessman Mubariz Mansimov, police violence against protesters in front of the Embassy of Turkey in his defence, release of the political prisoner and investigative journalist , who was hijacked by security forces from Georgia in 2018, Afghan Mukhtarli and transfer him to Germany,  official...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 16.03.2020 FB users discuss and share situation with banks, prices and currency, oil price, arrest and torture of Fuad Ismayilov, the obstacles by Baku for the return home of the Azerbaijani students studying abroad, the corruption in the response to the coronavirus situation, the measures suggested by various opposition forces to deter the spread of the virus in the country. Ali Kerimli of the PFP attracts attention that while in the whole world the decline of the oil price lead to the decline of the price...


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