FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The G7 states should not allow those involved in corruption to travel to democratic countries and obtain residence permits there...”  (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Fakhraddin Agayev, a resident of Bursulum village in Lerik, told Meydan TV that his nephew Subhan Agayev was tortured and killed in prison No. 5 in Salyan district. “In January 2023, he was found guilty of committing the crime of theft and was sentenced to three years and six months imprisonment by the decision of the Khazar District Court. On February 25, 2023,...


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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “It is neither a coincidence nor a sign of good intentions that Russia grew interested in Azerbaijan.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Elshan Abbasov, a member of the Muslim Union Movement who was arrested on trumped-up charges, is held in an overcrowded prison in Kurdakhani. The prison barrack where Abbasov serves his sentence has only eight beds, but at the moment, there are 16 prisoners sharing the same barrack. Journalist Afgan Muktarli reports that Abbasov is not allowed to meet with family members. Another prisoner,...


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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “There is no need to talk about an effective fight against corruption if there is no transparency, no access to information, and senior officials, including the head of state, do not publish declarations of income and property.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Aziz Mamiyev, a board member of the Youth Organization of the Musavat Party, has been arrested. Mamiyev has been publicizing the provocations and threats against him recently, making official complaints about them to the Interior Ministry. However, the Interior Ministry...


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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Russia will drag the countries in its orbit into recession.” The situation in Karabakh region: EU parliament’s new resolution, shootings, and peace negotiations The European Parliament has adopted a resolution that “strongly condemns Azerbaijan’s continued policy of erasing and denying the Armenian cultural heritage in and around Nagorno-Karabakh region”. The Committee for International and Inter-Parliamentary Relations of the Azerbaijani parliament has condemned the EU resolution, calling it “yet another biased...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Destroying the opposition by repressive means not only does not provide lasting power but often confronts regimes with angry people who attack the statues with trucks and ropes...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The chairman of the Citizen and Development Party, Ali Aliyev, was arrested for five months. Opposition leaders, activists, and independent journalists objected to the decision calling it politically motivated arrest. Activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev condemned the conclusion of the court and urged that “if a leader of a political...


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