FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The international community should increase pressure on the Azerbaijani government to release 23 journalists and media representatives who are unjustly imprisoned in Azerbaijan...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms The Azerbaijani government has intensified its repression ahead of the COP29 conference to be held in Baku. A young political analyst and PhD candidate at Charles University in Prague, Behruz Samadov, has reportedly been detained. In his articles, Samadov has repeatedly criticized the Azerbaijani government for its authoritarianism and its stance...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Those who exercise their human rights and fundamental freedoms, including freedom of expression, should not be subjected to pressure...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms On August 16, new charges were brought against journalist Nargiz Absalamova, who was involved in the investigation of the "AbzasMedia case." This information was shared by the journalist's lawyer, Shahla Humbatova. "Nargiz Absalamova has been charged under several articles of the Criminal Code, including 192.3.2 (illegal entrepreneurship, especially when committed for substantial profit),...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The quarantine regime gives additional opportunities to arrest people on false charges. Creating a closed society is the ideal of the family-feudal regime...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms The health condition of Anar Mammadli, the imprisoned head of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center (EMDS), has deteriorated, according to his relatives who visited him recently. Mammadli, who suffers from obstructive bronchitis, had been receiving treatment and regular inhalation therapy prior to his imprisonment. However, the lack of access to fresh...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “In a country where the opposition is not allowed to enter the parliament, if an independent MP who supports the government is brought before the Disciplinary Commission of the parliament for his light criticism, this already indicates the beginning of the establishment totalitarianism in the country...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Member of Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) Alizamin Salyev, who has been on hunger strike for the past 80 days, has entered into a state of coma, said his lawyer. Salayev is protesting against...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “There is no legal option, and I had no choice but to starve to death to fight for my right to freedom…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev continues his hunger strike, protesting against his illegal arrest. Being on hunger strike for more than 40 days and not able to walk or talk, in his letter, the activist complained about the detention conditions and the ill-treatment he receives in prison. According to him, there are people in his cell who are constantly disturbing him and not letting him sleep....


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