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 22.02.2021 “…To take revenge on the relatives of your political rival is simply fascism, a moral terror, a crime…” Current FB posts continue to highlight a profound sense of dissatisfaction with the lack of vision, transparency and due justice in the arena of political affairs.  Condemnation of the conduct of specific leaders and oligarchs is underpinned by frustration at the deterioration of social care in administering staples, namely power and bread, at affordable prices. The suicide of a young woman elicits shock and underlines the moral fracturing of society....


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 03.09.2020 The FB  has been dominated by sentence of 4 years of imprisonment passed at the court hearing of the case of activist of Musavat party and National Council of Democratic Forces Tofig Yagublu. Media, NGOs, political parties came out with statements decrying the sentence to Yagublu who was only recently released from his long term imprisonment for “stirring disorder” In Ismayilli region in 2013. The FB community is also discussing the introduction of the common tariffs on taxis, viewing it as an attempt to monopolize by the government yet another sphere...


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