Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 19.07.2021 “…The spies of the regime are in our telephone. Without our knowledge. Step by step. Every minute. With us.” The FB users express a high level of concern at the systematic violation of the ceasefire by the Armenian party, predicting the possibility of a new war, an anti-terror operation or Russia-Turkey clashes, and are shocked by the sensational investigation of the OCCRP of the Pegasus spyware used by authorities to monitor telephones of activists and journalists. They celebrate the 32nd...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 08.07.2021 “…For many years we as people were paying the bills of the corrupt bureaucrats…We got adjusted to compensating for the losses of the thieves…” The FB community is concerned with Armenia’s firing into the Agdam region, the ambiguous role of Russia and Azerbaijan’s alleged intention to acquire observer status at the CSTO; continues to discuss the money laundering scandal of the President’s niece and her £4m submission to the British Agency’s Fight with Corruption; analyses SOCAR’s significant losses and debts; decries the Supreme Court’s...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 24.06.2021 “…To become a prosperous and strong state, building a free and democratic society is more important than military victory…” The central topic of FB debates is the outcome of elections in Armenia and its influence on bilateral relations and the situation in the region, and whether this indicates Russia’s weakened role in the region and better prospects for peace. The FB community celebrates the birthday of late president Elchibey while closely following the sentences of opposition activists and situation with political prisoners, decries and discredits...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 08.04.2021 “…The victory of one woman in one village…” The FB community remains strongly concerned with the indicators of Russia’s intention to increase its military presence in Karabagh; with the deplorable social conditions of the war veterans; follows meetings in Moscow of the officials of Russia and Armenia; tries to figure out the truth behind the story with ballistic rockets Iskander-M, is puzzled by the national policies towards the pandemic, continue to share and decry the reports of the  persecution of activists, the poor business environment; continue...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 04.03.2021 FB users, while pursuing the evolving situation in Armenia, take note of some potentially positive developments in Turkey and the consolidation of constructive relations with Pakistan.  The murder of revered journalist Elmar Huseynov is commemorated, whose tragic death served to highlight community values, and emphasis is given to the government’s failure to prosecute his killers.  A major theme is the bureaucratic obstacles being raised to the smooth reintegration of returning IDPS, and friction with the Russian peacekeeping forces remains a focus. ...


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