FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The dismissal of Elchin Sadigov from the Bar Association is a preparation for a new wave of arrests...” (Lack of ) Human Rights and Freedoms Elchin Sadigov, a lawyer renowned for his advocacy on behalf of political activists and independent journalists, has been temporarily suspended from the Bar Association, along with two other unidentified lawyers. The Bar Association released a statement acknowledging the suspension of three lawyers, but did not disclose their identities. The suspension of Elchin Sadigov's professional activities...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Close relations between Azerbaijan and Israel serve the development of the two countries and peace and stability in the region...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties  The trial of Avaz Zeynalli, head of Khural TV, was held at the Baku Court of Serious Crimes with the presence of journalists and human rights defenders who argue that Zeynalli was arrested on trumped-up charges. Journalist Elnur Shukurov said that while he was detained in the State Security Service, the employee of the General Prosecutor's Office Mehman Humbatov, Deputy...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “We will be able to save our country from this repressive and corrupt administration when we all demand to change the reactionary laws on Media and Political Parties, as well as the release of Bakhtiyar Hajiyev and all political prisoners…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev has been on hunger strike for 28 days in protest against his illegal imprisonment. His lawyer says that the activist’s health is in real danger and that he could fall into a coma at any moment. Chairperson of Azerbaijan Popular Front...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The non-transparent, unreported, and clandestine financial operations carried out by the Azerbaijani government in the liberated territories of Karabakh played a decisive role in its decline in the corruption index…”                                                                                                       (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Jailed activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev who has been on hunger strike for more than three weeks, refused to stop the hunger strike. His mother...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The administrative violence of the state, or administrative violence on behalf of the state, encroaches on the everyday lives of Azerbaijanis…”                                                                (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties According to doctor Adil Geybulla the health condition of Tofig Yagublu, the opposition leader who is on hunger strike, is stable, but there is a serious threat to his life. As Yagublu continues hunger strike, the number of those who joined the hunger strike...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Traitor is not the one who protests against the war; traitors are those who embezzle state funding, who plunder the country's wealth.” "Know the Traitor" campaign Pro-government journalists and politicians started a defamation campaign against the anti-war activists in Azerbaijan, calling them “traitors”. Last week, clashes broke out on the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia, resulting in hundreds of casualties on both sides. Many foreign politicians and organizations, as well as local activists, accused the Azerbaijani government...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “By arresting Zeynalli and Sadigov, the regime aims to silence online tv channels and activist YouTubers.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Lawyer Elchin Sadigov and head of “Khural TV” Internet television, journalist Avaz Zeynalli, were arrested on the charges of bribery. However, while the investigation of the criminal case against them was carried out in the Investigation Department of the General Prosecutor's Office, they were detained at the detention center of the State Security Service (SSS). The judge of Binagadi District...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 24.06.2021 “…To become a prosperous and strong state, building a free and democratic society is more important than military victory…” The central topic of FB debates is the outcome of elections in Armenia and its influence on bilateral relations and the situation in the region, and whether this indicates Russia’s weakened role in the region and better prospects for peace. The FB community celebrates the birthday of late president Elchibey while closely following the sentences of opposition activists...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 10.05.2021 “… Let me say the word, bastard ! …” The FB community continues to react with indignation at the brutal dispersal of the            vigil on May 7th, arranged by the bloggers in exile; decries the detention on 9th May of the Musavat activists, protesting Russia’s military parade in Karabagh; continues to mourn the death of activist Bayram Mammadov in Turkey and to campaign for its fair investigation; celebrates 8th May as the liberation day of Shusha city, and asks questions...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 08.03.2021 “…We remember him with love and respect…” The FB community discusses the 7th Congress of the ruling party YAP, denigrating the “hate speech” of Ilham Aliyev directed against the opposition, but commemorates widely the memory of the founder of Azerbaijan’s Democratic Republic, Mammad Emin Rasulzade, displaying a high appreciation of his role in Azerbaijan’s history. The expulsion of prominent female lawyer Shahla Humbatova from the Azerbaijan Bar Association is denounced, along...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 04.03.2021 FB users, while pursuing the evolving situation in Armenia, take note of some potentially positive developments in Turkey and the consolidation of constructive relations with Pakistan.  The murder of revered journalist Elmar Huseynov is commemorated, whose tragic death served to highlight community values, and emphasis is given to the government’s failure to prosecute his killers.  A major theme is the bureaucratic obstacles being raised to the smooth reintegration of returning IDPS, and friction...


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Member organisations of the International Partnership Group for Azerbaijan (IPGA) are deeply concerned by the continued politically motivated imprisonment of persons in Azerbaijan for exercising their right to freedom of expression. The IPGA calls on the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to take immediate action to ensure the release of these persons and to hold Azerbaijan accountable for its obligations as a Member State. Although Azerbaijan is bound by the European Convention on Human Rights and international law to respect and protect the right to freedom of expression,...


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