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...


 QuickView | Read Full Article

    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The fact that Mehdiyev calls the members of parliament “trolls and fake MPs” is the highest recognition of the truth that has long been known to all.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev was summoned to the Baku Main Police Office and threatened to stop posting against the minister of internal affairs on social media. The activist was told that “there are many policemen who are ready to take off their service stripes and punish him, which would be worse than going to jail.” Hajiyev’s FB post reads:...


 QuickView | Read Full Article

    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The ruling family and their close circle have unofficially become the richest people in the world, and the rest of the people do not turn on the air conditioner in summer or the heater in winter so that they could save money for food...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Political Prisoner Saleh Rustamli's condition has deteriorated sharply as he has reached 34th of hunger strike. Family members reported that Rustamli (58) was taken under special care at the Medical Center within the prison. Head of PFP Ali Karimli said that meanwhile,...


 QuickView | Read Full Article

FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 22.07.2021 “…Thousands of citizens are targeted… The government monitors both its opponents and its agents…” The FB community discusses the goals of Russian-Azerbaijani meetings, continues to share and comment on the Pegasus scandal with secret monitoring of activists by the authorities, discredits the statement by Allahshukur Pashazade on the role of  alleged  Khameneyi’s fatva in Karabagh war, writes about pressing social issues and problems with water and electricity supply, interprets the firing of the 4 vice-presidents of SOCAR, warns about climate...


 QuickView | Read Full Article

  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 19.07.2021 “…The spies of the regime are in our telephone. Without our knowledge. Step by step. Every minute. With us.” The FB users express a high level of concern at the systematic violation of the ceasefire by the Armenian party, predicting the possibility of a new war, an anti-terror operation or Russia-Turkey clashes, and are shocked by the sensational investigation of the OCCRP of the Pegasus spyware used by authorities to monitor telephones of activists and journalists. They celebrate the 32nd...


 QuickView | Read Full Article