FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Including myself, there is not a single MP in the Milli Majlis that was elected by the people as there are no democratic and fair elections in Azerbaijan…”                                          (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev’s brother Vugar Hajiyev met him in prison, where Hajiyev has been on hunger strike for more than 20 days in protest against his illegal arrest. After seeing how bad his condition was, Vugar Hajiyev said that he was worried about his brother. “I met Bakhtiyar...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 27.09.2021 “…Remember those Afghans who hanged on the wheel of the US plane? Niyamaddins. Elzamins, Agils, all are in prison because they do not want you to do the same!...” Post-conflict situation. FB community, political and civil society leaders, citizens commemorate 44 day war and its martyrs. They honour national army and those who died or left handicapped  as a result of the war. While many praise  the victory, which brought back refugees to their homeland, restored self - confidence of the nation, they regret that national unity was not used to make changes...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 20.09.2021 “…If there is a pressure on someone because he/she is a Talysh, then I am Talysh., if against someone because he/ she is Lezgi- then I am Lezgi...” Post-conflict situation. The dissatisfaction with Russian peacekeepers is steadily growing among FB community. Most recently it is related to the free passage of the Armenian and Iranian trucks to the Azerbaijani territory without permission of authorities. The reaction varies from the calls to close Lachin corridor until the Nakhichevan- Zangezur corridor is opened to making Russian peacekeepers withdraw...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 06.09.2021 “….Russia has built its military base in Azerbaijan under the disguise of peacekeepers..” The Karabagh conflict. The FB community shares with high concern reports about intense firing at Shusha. It asks why did not the Russian peacekeepers act? The strong negative reaction was caused by the publicized document of Russian Ministry of Defence of Russian Federation calling the separatist regime “Nagorno-Karabagh Republic” while announcing the tender on the service works in the military camp there. Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry expressed its protest to the Russian...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 02.08.2021 “…..They put people before the choice between bread and conscience…”  Post-conflict  situation.  FB community shares news that Russian peacekeepers built water reservoir for the Armenians in  Agdere with the total silence of Azerbaijani authorities. The e-media reports about withdrawal of Turkey from Azerbaijan and the positive answer of Erdogan to the suggestion of Pashinyan of a dialogue. The activists continue to express their concern with the situation in Karabagh and activities of separatist regime. The ADR movement’s Board meeting attracted...


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