FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The government should also heed this demand for rallies and lift the unjust ban on rallies. It is our people's right to assemble freely and peacefully, to voice grievances against the government, and to assert their demands…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Journalist Ismayil Tagiyev was called in as a witness to the Baku Serious Crimes Prosecution Office regarding the Abzas Media case. He spent approximately three hours at the police department before departing later that day. Tagiyev, in a statement to journalists, mentioned being detained in connection...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The banks belong to the Aliyev family, the hospitals belong to the Aliyev family, the pharmacies belong to the Aliyev family. Does the public, journalists, bloggers not have the right to question this?” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms On Wednesday, numerous journalists were detained as the crackdown on independent media continues in Azerbaijan. The office of the independent media outlet Toplum TV has been subjected to a police raid, resulting in the forceful apprehension of journalists. This comes after months of being targeted by Azerbaijani state...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “It appears as though the children of this nation sacrificed their lives so that those who dispatched them to death could effortlessly capitalize on the liberated lands at the expense of these young lives…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Jailed activist Ulvi Hasanli was denied access to his legal representation, as reported by his attorney Zibeyda Sadigov. Furthermore, attempts to send books to Hasanli were rejected. Hasanli voiced his grievances in a meeting with Ombudsman representatives, who acknowledged the situation. Those implicated in the "Abzas...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Ongoing propaganda campaign against the West not only expresses animosity towards the United States but also simultaneously seeks to discredit Western values in the eyes of Azerbaijani citizens…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms The details of police brutality in Gabala have come to light, with video footage circulating on social networks depicting a brutal beating of a child by the police. It has been revealed that the victim of police abuse is a mere 12-year-old. Deniz Aghayev, who was subjected to the violence, recently turned 12 on December 2. Shockingly,...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The hospital refuses to perform the necessary operation, as amputating the legs would automatically qualify veterans as first-degree disabled persons, entitling them to monthly pensions…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Ulvi Hasanli, the director of Abzas Media, has been apprehended by Baku city police. Authorities have initiated a search of his apartment in Binagadi district, and the media office associated with AbzasMedia is also being investigated. Hasanli has been unaccounted for since the early hours of Monday, November 20. Despite plans to board...


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