FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Ilham Aliyev's deliberate policies over many years have completely destroyed the electoral institution and the public's trust and confidence in elections in the country...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Activist Aykhan Israfilov was brutally beaten and placed in solitary confinement. Israfilov was taken from the Penitentiary Facility on June 29, 2024, and since then, there has been no information about his whereabouts. His family members and lawyer contacted the Penitentiary Service to obtain information, but the Penitentiary Service stated that they...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Corrupt officials accuse us of crimes we did not commit...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms The father of Adil Baba, a member of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (AXCP) Fariz Babayev, said that his son’s suicide is a direct result of politically motivated threats. "Let me say once again that everything started after the Party led a meeting at Adil's house. Therefore, I consider my son's suicide to be entirely political, and I believe that the reason for this suicide will be revealed over time. I eagerly await the day when everyone, from the lowest...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Aliyev relies on non-democratic regimes to protect his autocratic rule from the "dangerous" concepts of democracy, free elections, and popular sovereignty that might come from the United States and the European Union...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) issued an official statement on July 3 regarding Azerbaijan. The Committee reports ongoing lack of cooperation from the Azerbaijani authorities. "The exceptional decision to issue an official statement stems from Azerbaijan's persistent...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Elections cannot take place without schools being in session because the government's primary base for electoral fraud is in schools...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms After persistent demands from political detainee Alasgar Mammadli himself, his family, and the public, the court ruled that a needle biopsy should be performed on the 26 mm tumor discovered in his thyroid gland at a private clinic. According to the court order, the biopsy procedure was supposed to be conducted at a hospital chosen by Mammadli and by the doctors he selected. However,...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The absence of a single political prisoner in the list of those pardoned means that the Azerbaijani authorities do not intend to abandon their repressions or make concessions in the field of human rights...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms On May 24, the petition to replace the detention of Alasgar Mammadli, the imprisoned founder of "Toplum" internet television, with house arrest was not granted. This information was provided by his lawyer, Agil Layij. According to him, Mammadli's health is poor, and he needs to be examined and treated in a hospital...


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