FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “In the era after Ilham Aliyev, in a democratic Azerbaijan, the Tartar crimes will be given a completely objective legal and political assessment.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Members of the Sumgayit Youth Legal Awareness Public Union reported that they have been preparing an appeal to present to the UN Human Rights Committee (OHCHR) on behalf of human rights activist and investigative journalist Elchin Mammad, who has been in prison for more than two years. The Public Union stated that the arrest of Elchin Mammad is a response...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 23.11.2020   “… Russia behaves like an aggressor and Baku keeps silence ...” The FB community continues to comment and to decry the arrival of the Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh and Russia’s speedy violation of the trilateral agreement, also their signing of a separate agreement with Armenia; greets the evacuation of the Agdam region, is concerned  about  unrest in the Lenkoran region, caused by the bureaucrats’ attempt to avoid  compensating the war victim’s family,  mourns the death of the former vice-premier, ambassador to Russia of...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The beating and killing of citizens in police stations and departments has become commonplace...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms In the past few days, new disturbing cases of police brutality and torture were reported by the families of victims. Sumgayıt resident Elvin Iskandarov died at the police station. Family members claim that he was in fact tortured to death. The 37-year-old Elvin Iskandarov was taken to the police station late at night on June 14 along with several people, including his brothers. During the night of June 15, relatives who came...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “If there were an independent judiciary and human rights in Azerbaijan, I wouldn't be here today. This is the fourth time I have been imprisoned on false charges. I have lost count of my administrative detentions...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms On June 15, member of the Nida Civic Movement (N!DA) Nijat Amiraslanov was detained by police. His relatives informed "Abzas Media" about this. According to his relatives, Amiraslanov left his house in the Gazakh district during the day, saying he would return shortly, but he was unreachable for hours afterward....


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The suppression of free media, along with the unjust imprisonment of respected political leaders on unfounded and ludicrous charges, serves not only to instill fear in the entire society but also to challenge the democratic world by expanding the regime's repressive measures…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Aziz Orujov, the imprisoned journalist, faces additional hardships as his brother, Anar Orujov, disclosed that the bank accounts of Aziz's wife and mother have been frozen, plunging them into a dire financial predicament. Anar Orujov expressed...


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