FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 07.09.2020 The top issue discussed by FB community is the sentence of 4 years 3 months to the activist of Musavat party and National Council of Democratic Forces Tofig Yagublu, the 6th day of his hunger strike in prison  and the e-campaign of solidarity and demand of his immediate release. The FB community widely shared the international reaction to his  sentence - statements of the Western government and international organizations in his defence. The registration of REAL party, congratulations on this occasion of the president to their leader is discussed as the indicator...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 16.12.2019 The FB users shared news about signs of improvement in the state of health of human rights defender Oktay Gulaliyev, his son reporting that he started to open his eyes. They also actively discuss yet another fire- just a few days after the one in EuroHome market – at the market of the 3d Micro-district of the capital in the context of “ the fire or the arson?”. Many comment that this is arson as the method of intra-clan struggle. The media is reflecting it often in the form of cartoons, or video interviews. The activists, bloggers and journalists continue...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 14.12.2019 More than 200 comments caused the posting about prominent lawyer Aslan Ismaylov’s interpretation of the case with the human rights defender Ogtay Gulaliyev, which defended the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and blamed those who criticised it.  The numerous postings were shaming the lawyer, revealing deep disappointment, were full of irony  and ideas that “he could never be trusted” and “he was bought off”. FB users widely comment on developments ion Karabagh issue and adoption by the US Congress of the “Resolution on Armenian Genocide” They commented...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI                                                                                                                                                                          23.10.2019   FB continues to actively discuss the opposition not sanctioned by the authorities National Council meeting on the 19th and the women’s rally against domestic violence on the 20th. The FB users particularly shocked and comment with irony the official statement, that Ali Kerimli himself wounded his head...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The reason for the recent detentions might be that there is a preparation for a new war, and in this case, the regime do not want any dissenting opinions to appear even on social networks, meaning they do not want any views contrary to regime propaganda...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms On August 28, the Baku Court of Appeals rejected the appeal against the Khatai District Court's decision to impose pre-trial detention on Anar Mammadli, head of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center (EMDS). Jailed activist Akif Gurbanov Nominated for the Václav...


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