FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “That "Iron Fist" would turn against the people of Azerbaijan after the victory in the war…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Journalist Elnara Gasimova was apprehended today at the Baku City Police Department, where she had been summoned for questioning. She is facing the same charge as other employees of "Abzas Media" – smuggling in a group. Notably, on November 20, the director of "Abzas Media," Ulvi Hasanli, along with his deputy Muhammad Kekalov, and on November 21, chief editor Sevinj Vagifgizi and reporter Nargiz Absalamova were detained. Subsequently,...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 15.11.2021 “In a country where people like Siyavush, Elmar Nasirov, Fikrat Mammadov, Kamaladdin Heydarov rule, people like Chingiz Abdullayev and Anar will be considered intellectuals.” Post War Situation. Problems of veterans and families of the martyrs. Azadlig Newspaper shared the story of Senior Lieutenant Damirov Yusif Elshad oghlu, a resident of the Sabirabad region, who was seriously wounded during the Second Karabakh War. As a result of his injuries, Damirov’s one finger was amputated, he suffered a severe brain injury and other minor injuries. However,...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 26.04.2021 “…The source of power in Azerbaijan is not its people, as in the Constitution, but  Russian authoritarianism…” The FB community shows concern over the violation of the ceasefire in Zangilan region, over the burning of Turkish and Azerbaijani flags in Khankendi, and over Russia’s underlying intentions, keeping human rights violations and government ingroup fighting at the centre of attention; reports and shares pressing social issues and bureaucratic indifference, comments and reacts to the statement by US Joe Biden on the recognition of 1915 events...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 22.03.2021 “…To oppose the Istanbul Convention is an indication of oppressive thinking…” The FB community discusses US President Joe Biden’s epithet for Putin as ‘killer’; Putin’s allegation of the CIS states as being fake ones; President’s Aliyev amnesty decree, the scandal of illegal hunting of Arab tourists using drones; the general ongoing indifference to the welfare of Azerbaijani society. Opposition activist Sadyghli looks back on his pre-war interview with popular Russian journalist Shevchenko who underestimated the inclusivity of Azerbaijani...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 17.09.2020 Tofig Yagublu: “I am dying…. I dedicate this struggle to Mammad Emin Rasulzade..” The FB community continues to keep the issue of political prisoner Tofig Yagublu, who has been 16 days on hunger strike in the centre of attention. The campaign in his defence, is widening and is joined by prominent personalities of arts and culture, such as a writer Rustam Ibrahimbekov and member of  UNESCO Artists Association  Ashraf Heybatov. Activists continue to commemorate the day of liberation of Azerbaijan from Bolshevik- Dashnak forces by the Turkish Army in 1918,...


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