FB Digest@VoxPOPULI “Since the Second Karabakh War, the violence has surged, the Aliyevs' arbitrariness has grown, and there has been an escalation in torture, abuse, and arrests in Azerbaijan…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Zamin (Alizamin) Salayev, the chairman of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) Salyan District Branch, currently serving a sentence in Penitentiary Service No. 11, has raised concerns about the inadequate healthcare services within the correctional facility. The political activist conveyed this information to the Azadlig newspaper through his family...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The dependence of Azerbaijan's economy on natural resources and demographic trends causes structural changes that put the country's future development prospects at risk....” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties War veteran Gulu Mammadli who works as a teacher in Sabirabad, sent an open letter to President Aliyev. In his video shared on social media, Mammadli complains about his financial difficulties and the injustice he faced. Mammadli said: There are five of us in my family. When I was serving in the army during the war, my father...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 21.10.2021 “We want to live in a free, just society, not  in a society where the people are seen as subjects, slaves, and a few are masters, but a society in which everyone is equal before the law, the rights and welfare of citizens are guaranteed, and we have no choice but to achieve this.” Governance, economy, corruption. Ali Karimli of Azerbaijan Popular Front Party reminded the FB community of the rally that was violently cracked by the police two years ago when Karimli himself was also subjected to violent attacks by the police. Referring to the police brutality,...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 05.04.2021 “…The country is in the hands of the sex maniacs...” The FB community remains concerned with the uncertainty in Karabagh, the scandal and contradictory reports on Iskander ballistic rockets and the increased tension in Ukraine; continues to decry the blackmail by private videos, and its new victim - Lachin Veliyev, the persecution and decreasing number of human rights lawyers; appraises the new US administration support for democracy and human rights as a priority in foreign policy, in particular in Azerbaijan; and is shocked by the revealed undercurrent...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 18.03.2021 “…The virus of corruption spread by the Azerbaijani government  destroys Germany…” With the weekend of Novruz approaching, FB users feel compromised by the anomalies of government actions at home and abroad, from the lack of urban conservation policies to continued neglect of war veterans and active oppression of activists, many of whom remain in prison on false charges. Resentment against excessive funds invested in vanity schemes outside the country are weighed against impending price increases of fuel and other basics. With poignancy, the jazz...


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