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...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 15.07.2021 “…The violation of ceasefire has already acquired an intense nature…” The FB users are extremely concerned with the frequent violations of ceasefire, seeing also Russia’s role there; with the spread of cheap synthetic drugs; sceptical about the creation of the Fund for Development of Education; indignant at the Ministry of Interior’s absence of reaction to the blogger calling for violence against women, and the presidential award to the Minister of Emergencies - keeping at the centre of attention the issue of political prisoners. Post-conflict...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 08.07.2021 “…For many years we as people were paying the bills of the corrupt bureaucrats…We got adjusted to compensating for the losses of the thieves…” The FB community is concerned with Armenia’s firing into the Agdam region, the ambiguous role of Russia and Azerbaijan’s alleged intention to acquire observer status at the CSTO; continues to discuss the money laundering scandal of the President’s niece and her £4m submission to the British Agency’s Fight with Corruption; analyses SOCAR’s significant losses and debts; decries the Supreme Court’s...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 28.06.2021 “…Fines increase, fees increase, prices increase… Only the people’s prosperity does not…” The FB community continues to express dissatisfaction with visible elements of corruption within the political system, drawing comparisons with the democratic policies of Georgia, and more favourable historic steps in Azerbaijan’s past.  Users repudiate the new proposal of 500 manat in court fines, welcome discussion of the Ter-ter case in PACE, celebrate National Army Day and the birthday of human rights defender Ogtay Gulaliyev, continue to discuss elections...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 31.05.2021 “…. Ah, Azerbaijan! How many rebukes we have received, not to claim your rights, but only to say your name!” (M.E.Rasulzade) “ The FB community widely celebrates the national day of independence, in contrast with its passing almost unnoticed at the official level; expresses their concern with the tension on the state border and interprets this as a Russian-designed trap; follows closely the misunderstanding in relations with Turkey in regard to construction of the music school in Shusha; decries the killing of Azerbaijani citizens by police in Russia...


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