FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The Azerbaijani government seems to be trading something with the West by repressing its own citizens…” (Lack of ) Human Rights and Freedoms The National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) has issued a statement condemning the arrest of Gubad Ibadoglu, who serves as the chairman of the Azerbaijan Democracy and Prosperity Party. The statement highlights the disturbing events that unfolded on July 23, when Gubad Ibadoglu, a prominent figure known for being a respected professor at the London School of Economics and Politics, and his wife...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Member of Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) Alizamin Salyev has been on hunger strike for 77 days. Salayev’s Lawyer Nemet Karimli said that  Salayev would not stop the hunger strike unless he was released. “Zamin Bey (Alzamin) called from the detention center. His health has deteriorated. He said that he could no longer move, his weight dropped to 80 kg, and he suffers from pain and insomnia. He insists on continuing his hunger strike, and he will not accept false accusations against...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Close relations between Azerbaijan and Israel serve the development of the two countries and peace and stability in the region...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties  The trial of Avaz Zeynalli, head of Khural TV, was held at the Baku Court of Serious Crimes with the presence of journalists and human rights defenders who argue that Zeynalli was arrested on trumped-up charges. Journalist Elnur Shukurov said that while he was detained in the State Security Service, the employee of the General Prosecutor's Office Mehman Humbatov, Deputy...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Azerbaijani government should prevent further escalation of the tensions in the region and work closely with the West to continue peace negotiations...”                                    (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Member of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) Gulnara Rahimova was sentenced to community service as a result of the court order. Rahimova denied the accusations and said that she was doing her job documenting the illegal activities of the police. Rahimova’s Facebook post: “Today, I was summoned...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 13.07.2020 The FB community shared most the news about violation of ceasefire in Tovuz region, and social aspects of the war, the statement by Turkish government on the violation of ceasefire on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border the situation with pandemic in the country, corruption of the officials, ingroup fighting in opposition camp, persecution of activists and state of human rights. The resumption of fighting on the state borders ( not in Karabagh) in the region of Tovuz is widely shared and commented by the FB community....


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “In order to survive and succeed under a dictatorship or authoritarianism, people must lie, join the general flow of flattery, turn a blind eye to injustice, give up their rights, and surrender to fear...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The participants of the rally "Freedom for Saleh Rustamli!" held on December 1 in Fountain Square who were arrested have been recently released. However,  Ilham Huseyn, one of the five people arrested during the rally, is still in jail. According to the head of APFP Ali Karimli, the regime demonstrates...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 30.08.2021 “….The global crisis of leadership and vision will only aggravte… Neither Putin nor Comrade Si are proper candidates, and even Biden is not the same Joe..” Post-war situation. The local media ( Zerkalo.az)  writes about warning by Russia that if Azerbaijan is too critical of Russia they may get a response like they did in Georgia in 2008. The road Gorus-Kafan is being re-opened – the talks are mediated by the Russian Federal Security forces. The road was earlier closed after stabbing...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 02.07.2020 FB users analyze the reasons of failure of state pandemic policies, discuss the future of the country, the aid to the regions with renewed quarantine, the economic decline, SOCAR’s declining income dynamic, shortage of water in Neftchala, situation with political prisoners, the consequences of the Constitutional amendments in Putin’s Russia. Persecution of activists, pressure on the youth leaders, situation with political prisoners is again on top of agenda of FB users. The most recent event...


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