FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The people of Azerbaijan must also recognize the responsibility that falls on their shoulders at this historic turning point for their future, and rise to a more mass and consistent peaceful struggle.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The National Council of Democratic Forces shared a statement on the new wave of politically motivated arrests and police violence. The statement reads: “Numerous cases of police violence and other mysterious crimes (believed by the general public to be connected to the police) have been...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 04.10.2021 “We knew this, everyone knows that he is a thief!” Governance, economy, corruption. In Azerbaijan, the week started with debates surrounding the documentary, that exposed large-scale corruption  involving ruling Aliyev family. “Pandora Papers: Secret wealth and dealings of world leaders exposed” was aired on BBC on Sunday evening revealing the expensive property bought by the Aliyevs in London. Azadliq Radiosu (Radio Liberty) reports that BBC television has broadcast the first part of a documentary which was about the property worth 440 million £ that...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 06.07.2021 “…The prosecutors of Switzerland behave like the ones of Yasamal district of Baku …” The FB community contrasts the President’s mercy for the Armenian saboteurs to the cruelty shown to local dissidents, are puzzled by the contradictory official reports on the powerful explosion in the sea, decry the price increase on energy and medicine, have hopes for the West restricting Russia, share SOCAR’s losses in 2020, attract society’s attention to the environmental problems, follow journalist Mehman Huseynov discrediting the lavish life style of corrupt...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 20.05.2021 “..People are dying like flies, the whole generation gets indebted, but there are no results…” The activists, journalists and bloggers are concerned with the uncertain situation on the state border with Armenia, decry Russia’s role in the conflict, Post-war situation. The Fb community continues to discuss the uncertainty and tension on the state border with Armenia. Osmangizi TV interviews US prominent expert Paul Goble, who stating that situation is very dangerous and can explode any moment, argues that if Azerbaijan had military bases of Turkey,...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 19.04.2021 “…The wounds and complications of war are severe…” The FB community discusses the possible impact of Russian-Turkish aggravation on the situation in Karabagh, speculates on the role of the Minsk group co-chairmen states of France and the US and is disappointed with their unchanged approach, continues to debate the controversy of the Museum of Trophies in Baku, decries the exposed misappropriation of budgetary funds for social protection, discusses the reasons behind the deportation of migrants from Russia, demands freedom for political prisoners,...


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