FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 08.03.2021 “…We remember him with love and respect…” The FB community discusses the 7th Congress of the ruling party YAP, denigrating the “hate speech” of Ilham Aliyev directed against the opposition, but commemorates widely the memory of the founder of Azerbaijan’s Democratic Republic, Mammad Emin Rasulzade, displaying a high appreciation of his role in Azerbaijan’s history. The expulsion of prominent female lawyer Shahla Humbatova from the Azerbaijan Bar Association is denounced, along with the continuing acute social problems in the country. Governance...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 21.01.2021 “… The 20th of January is not over for Azerbaijan …” The FB community discusses the developments in Karabagh and activities of the Russian peacekeepers, the speech by Russia foreign minister Lavrov, the fate of Russia’s opposition leader Navalny and of democracy in the region, the situation with COVID-19 in the country; commemorates 20th January 1990 with the entrance of Soviet tanks into Baku, comments on the economy, corruption and poverty, and debates future policies of the newly-elected president of the USA, Joe Biden. Situation in Karabagh....


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 26.10.2020 “… And now I am not a refugee any more! ...”                                                                                            The FB community continues to share news from the frontline, to mourn soldier- friends and relatives, to report more civilian victims, telling the stories of each. They discuss the meeting of the foreign ministers in Washington DC with US State Secretary Mike Pompeo and their agreement for a truce, analyse and decry the unbalanced coverage...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 22.10.2020 The war remains central topic on FB. People circulate news from the front line, commemorate friends and relatives killed in battle, children who died in the shelling, share feelings about possibilities of returning to the liberated home towns and villages. They interpret the policies of the adversary, as well as the speech of its president, the possible ways of resolving the conflict, the role of Russia, approaching with suspicion the results of the closed meeting of the UNSC under her chairmanship and the visit of the Azerbaijan foreign minister to Moscow...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 15.10.2020  ..“ I am from Khojali but I never saw my motherland …” The war and ceasefire are the central topics on FB.  Activists, journalists, and bloggers share the news from the front line, on progress with the liberation of lands, and mourn death of friends, volunteers, soldiers, and medical doctors. They share photos of children whose parents were killed during the shelling in Ganja. They discuss the results of conversations between Turkish and Russian presidents, the statement by Pashinian in parliament, the anti-Azerbaijani propaganda on Russian TV, and change...


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