FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The Real Victory Day will be celebrated after the liberation of Azerbaijan from the occupation of the Aliyevs…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms The health condition of Elkhan Aliyev, a member of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) and a political prisoner, has significantly worsened. Lawyer Nemat Karimli visited Elkhan Aliyev at the pretrial detention center where he is held. On November 3, Elkhan Aliyev experienced intense pain in the upper back and his left chest. Following an examination, a black-red spot resembling a burn mark was discovered...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “It is an undeniable and disheartening reality that for the past 30 years, since the establishment of an independent Azerbaijan, one family has held sway over the country.” (Lack of ) Human Rights and Freedoms Journalist Fatima Movlamli reports that police violently interrupted peaceful protests in front of the Milli Majlis. A police officer drove the car over a journalist while she was covering the protest. Movlamli wrote a Facebook post about the incident. “I went to cover the peaceful protest in front of the Milli Majlis. As I was documenting...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Hundreds of patriotic young people are subjected to cruel torture in Aliyev's prisons on false charges.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties A group of writers and poets appealed to President Ilham Aliyev regarding Alizamin Salayev, a member of the opposition party who has been on a hunger strike for more than 114 days protesting against his illegal arrest. Azadlig newspaper shared the letter: “As a result of the hunger strike, he fell into a coma several times. Yesterday, doctors warned him that he would die if he did not stop his hunger....


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Azerbaijani citizens must transfer 36 percent of the value of the products they buy to the state budget so that the state officials, who are vigilant about statehood, can easily transfer that money offshore, buy properties in London, Dubai, and Paris, and spend it on decadence...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties  Exiled journalist Afgan Mukhtarli reported that Emin Malikov, who was arrested after being deported from Germany, was tortured in jail. Mukhtarli’s post on Facebook: “I received more information about Emin Malikov,...


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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “This hostile attitude is a planned and purposeful state policy aimed at veterans and will not change.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties On social networks, active Azerbaijanis criticize the government's policy regarding veterans. They write that the government does not provide sufficient allowances to the war participants and does not carry out the necessary psychological rehabilitation. After the war, about 50 suicide attempts were recorded among the veterans. Many social media users started protesting against the increasing...


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