FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Because Chingiz Abdullayev does not have the power that Ilham Aliyev has, he contented himself with scolding the journalist...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Rally in front of the Baku City Executive Power Activists of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) held a rally in front of the Baku City Executive Power. They demanded radical democratic changes, including freedom of assembly, free elections, and the release of political prisoners. Members of ADWP and Musavat Party also joined the rally. The police intervened in the protest,...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Russian agents in the Ministry of Defense encouraged Aliyev to go to war by falsifying intelligence information, and the goal was to bring the Russian army into Azerbaijan regardless of the outcome of the war...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Former political prisoner and activist Aziz Mamiyev said that employers discriminated against him due to his political opinion. Mamiyev’s post on Facebook: “For those who are engaged in political activity in Azerbaijan face cruel repression. Political activists are dismissed from work...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Iran should not provoke Azerbaijan to respond to the calling of Azerbaijanis living on its southern border...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Azadliq newspaper reports that Arif Safarov, the head of the Jalilabad District branch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (He worked for more than 20 years in the State Traffic Police Department), brutally beat Jamal Nuriyev, a war veteran. Nuriyev served in the army during the Second Karabakh war and was severely injured. Aghjabedi resident Faig Aliyev says that his wife, Matanat Aliyeva...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The dependence of Azerbaijan's economy on natural resources and demographic trends causes structural changes that put the country's future development prospects at risk....” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties War veteran Gulu Mammadli who works as a teacher in Sabirabad, sent an open letter to President Aliyev. In his video shared on social media, Mammadli complains about his financial difficulties and the injustice he faced. Mammadli said: There are five of us in my family. When I was serving in the army during the war, my father...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The most urgent problem facing the nation at the moment is ensuring the freedom of assembly...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties After nine months of trial, the Baku Serious Crimes Court has finally made a decision on the case of Asgar Aghazadeh, who was accused of sexual harassment against activist Sanay Yaghmur (Gahramanli). On October 12, according to the verdict presided over by Judge Novruz Karimov, Aghazadeh was sentenced to five years in prison. Speaking his last words before the court, Aghazadeh said that there was no evidence...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “It is a terrible injustice that thousands of veterans live in poverty and the first family increase their businesses...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Colonel Elnur Mammadov, a harsh critic of the Ministry of Defense, was arrested. Colonel Elnur Mammadov, who is known for his criticism of the Ministry of Defense, was sentenced to six months in prison under Article 147.2 (defamation). Shahbaz Guliyev, who was in Armenian captivity for seven years, protested in front of the Presidential Administration, demanding a pension for serving...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The Russians will prevent the peace and security in the region by not leaving the territory of Azerbaijan...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Member of APFP Tofig Mammadov's property was seized by the police, and he started a hunger strike in protest. According to activist Aziz Mamiyev, one day before the rally on September 29, Mammadov received a call that the police were looking for him. A few moments after the call,  Mammadov’s shop was raided by the police, and the devices and equipment at his shop were taken away. Mamiyev...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Our people should know that only their own peaceful and resolute struggle can put an end to the total suppression of human rights by the authorities...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties On September 30, 2022, the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) organized a rally in front of the Milli Majlis to protest the new reactionary draft law on political parties. APFP believes that this new draft law is calculated to eliminate the real opposition in the country completely, the possibilities of normal political activity in general, and outlaw...


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