FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “This government is alien to its people; it does not feel a need to understand the pain and listen to the cries of its people…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Human rights defender Abid Gafarov addressed the UN hearings on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, presenting his report on the "Tartar case" and shedding light on the torture inflicted upon soldiers. The "Tartar case," also known as the Terter massacre, involves large-scale torture of Azerbaijani military personnel accused of treason in 2017, following the Nagorno-Karabakh war in April...


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  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...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 21.06.2021 Here are the major events that made headlines and top issues highlighted by the FB community. Presidential Elections in Iran The presidential elections in Iran have been widely discussed on social media. Gubad Ibadoglu argues that it is not worth waiting for the new president to pursue a new policy, on the contrary there are claims that he will further authorize the existing policy. Ibrahim Raisi is remembered by both the local and international community as the main person responsible for the mass human rights violations in Iran. He is still remembered...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Repression against independent voices in Azerbaijan is said to intensify as the country aligns more closely with Russia…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Family members of Arzu Sayadoglu, an outspoken critic of the government on Internet channels, have been unable to contact him for three days. Human rights defender Rufat Safarov, who reported the situation to Meydan TV, suspects that the journalist may have been detained by law enforcement agencies. Arzu Sayadoglu, the head and presenter of the YouTube channel "Arzu Sayadoglu," frequently criticized...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 03.06.2021 “…We have risked our lives, but you have taken away our rights…” The FB community continues to express its concern over the many disturbing anomalies being faced in the political and economic arena. A major worry permeating society is the tension on the state borders with Armenia and the growing probability of a new war. FB users discuss relations with Turkey, together with opposition and civil activities in terms of their extension from official to public levels; denounce significant...


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