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16.03.2023  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The reason for the acute water shortages in the central regions is the plantations owned by the “oligarchs” stretching over thousands of hectares...”                                              (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Residents of Nabatkend and Orta Mughan villages of Saatli district protested the acute water shortage demanding the authorities solve the issue. Around 200 farmers in Saatli District attempted to block a highway to protest water shortages in the nearby Kura and Aras rivers. The police...


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02.03.2023  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Lavrov’s official visit to Baku only serves to distance the country from peace, democracy and justice...”                                                                                                                         (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Jailed activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev stopped hunger strike after fifty days. His lawyer, Agil Lajic said that said Hajiyev had ended his hunger strike after taking into account public opinion and thanked everyone who supported...


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23.01.2023  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Unfortunately, due to the fact that the courts in our country act as a notary of people who are maniacally trying to take revenge on me even while I am in prison, the only way to convey my voice to the public, international organizations, and decision-makers is to sacrifice my life…”                                                            (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The prison term of the activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev has been extended until February 28. The decision was made on January 21 by the Khatai...


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19.01.2023  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “With the new rules of residency, the population will be easily controlled, and legal grounds are created to track citizens…”                                                                (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Member of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) Tofig Yagublu is on the 15th day of hunger strike. According to his daughter Nigar Hezi, who could finally meet him in the detention center, Yagublu’s health is in very bad shape. Hezi said that, although her father has already...


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16.01.2023  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The administrative violence of the state, or administrative violence on behalf of the state, encroaches on the everyday lives of Azerbaijanis…”                                                                (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties According to doctor Adil Geybulla the health condition of Tofig Yagublu, the opposition leader who is on hunger strike, is stable, but there is a serious threat to his life. As Yagublu continues hunger strike, the number of those who joined the hunger strike...


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19.12.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The soldiers who can not stand the burden of labor exploitation suffer from severe psychological conditions to the point that they commit suicide…”                                                   (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Political activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev continues the hunger strike. According to his lawyer Agil Layij, on Tuesday, Khatai Court will consider whether Hajiyev will be under house arrest. Moreover, Layij also said that Hajiyev is not allowed to have telephone conversations....


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28.11.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The West knows very well that human rights are violated, and there is no rule of law in Azerbaijan...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Human rights defender Rufat Safarov reports that the chairperson of the Muslim Union Movement Taleh Baghirzadeh was subjected to severe torture in prison. According to Safarov, Bagyrzade's health is in serious condition, and he has started a hunger strike to protest against ill-treatment. Tale Baghirzade, who was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment for the events of Nardaran, has been in a maximum...


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24.11.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The relationship between the government and the opposition is that of the oppressor and the oppressed...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Human rights defender Rufat Safarov says that the imprisoned member of the Board of Directors of the D18 Movement, Afiaddin Mammadov, was threatened with rape at the police station. Rovshan Mammadov, who was detained on November 11 during the rally held by the APFP, was sentenced to 30 days imprisonment. Meydan TV interviewed Mammadov’s wife, who said that since the arrest of her husband, it has become...


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14.11.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “During the presidency of Ilham Aliyev, the Russian language again became one of the main languages of communication in Azerbaijan..” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The PFP held a rally in front of the Baku City Executive Power with freedom of assembly and other demands. The police stopped the protesters who came to attend and removed them from the area by rushing them into the police cars. The deputy chairman of the Party, Seymur Hezi, said that about 200 people were detained. The police closed the roads in some areas and did not allow...


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03.11.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “We will know the real results of the Sochi meetings in the next two months, especially if the peace agreement is signed...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The decisions of the appeals and cassation instances in the case of nineteen persons who were arrested in the “Tarter case” and sentenced to a long term of imprisonment for treason and other serious charges were canceled and returned to the appeals court for re-examination. On November 2, those cases were considered at the Ganja Court of Appeals. The long-term prison sentences...


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15.09.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “It is necessary to create the Caucasian Anti-War Block. Otherwise, we will soon become the epicenter of imperial conflict.” Tensions rise on the Armenia- Azerbaijan border On September 12, the ceasefire was again violated on the Azerbaijan-Armenia border. On Tuesday, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that 49 Armenian soldiers were killed during clashes on the border with Azerbaijan. At least 71 Azerbaijani soldiers were killed, according to the official statement released on Thursday. Both Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each...


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22.08.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The reaction of the authorities and the public to the mass suicide of veterans is not adequate.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Aziz Mamiyev, an activist of the Musavat party, shared in his Facebook post that he was tortured while in detention. According to Mamiyev,  he was severely tortured after being detained by the police at the rally held in July demanding the opening of the land borders. Mamiyev shared one of the police officers’ photo who had tortured him.  Journalist Gulnara Rahimova, who witnessed the police brutality,...


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15.08.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Smart village” is not only a project of corruption but also serves to slow down the settlement in the territories freed from occupation and to reduce gas consumption.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Political prisoner, Agil Humbatov’s wife, was detained while she was making complaints at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Mrs Humbatova wanted to ask the minister Vilayat Eyvazov about the actions of the police officers investigating the criminal case against her husband. According to the lawyer Rufat Safarov, while...


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11.07.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI     “Your silence or praising such thieves played a role in the deaths of thousands of citizens.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties One of the veterans of the First Karabakh War, Colonel Lieutenant Shahmurad Mammadov died of a heart attack while protesting the injustice of the court in Sumgait. The incident took place in the building of the execution of institutional decisions in Sumgayit. As a result of the court decision, the bank directed the monthly pension of the veteran to pay off his debt, and his card was blocked....


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07.07.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “If the suicide of Karabakh veterans in this country no longer creates a public outrage and if it has become just a statistic, then we are all guilty.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Ilham Hasanov, a veteran of the Second Karabakh War, set himself on fire in front of the building of the Shamkir District Executive Authority as a sign of protest. He was hospitalized in serious condition. According to the doctors, the veteran admitted to the hospital has severe burn injuries. Hasanov was awarded the medal "for distinction...


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23.05.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Formula 1 tickets can cost up to 1,000 manat, which is  equal to the total consumption expenditures of the average Azerbaijani for three months.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Ziya Ibrahimli, a political immigrant in Germany, was deported without prior warning.  It is reported that the German police used violence against Ibrahimli and broke down the doors of his apartment. Exiled Journalist Afgan Muktarli said that although the German authorities and International Human Rights Organisations were informed about Ibrahimli,...


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05.05.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Azerbaijani government must follow the developments in Yerevan carefully and be aware that the overthrow of Pashinyan would increase the tensions in the region.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Journalist and human rights activist Elchin Mammad, currently detained in Prison number 16, has started a hunger strike. The human rights activist, who has been unjustly imprisoned for two years, demands his immediate release. According to his family, Mammad was arrested for his journalism and became a target of certain circles....


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25.04.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The crime committed against me is not the first crime committed by the authorities against citizens in Azerbaijan, but it must be the last...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties On Thursday night, well-known activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev was abducted, tortured, videotaped, and threatened by four unidentified masked men. His Facebook posts about Internal Affairs Minster Vilayat Eyvazov were deleted. Hajiyev shared the shocking details on his Facebook post: "I was abducted by four masked persons at about 11 pm on April 21, at the intersection...


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18.04.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “For many years, the Azerbaijani government has been openly harassing, blackmailing the migrants in Europe, and arrested its political rivals with the help of corrupt Interpol.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Former prisoners say that LGBTQ+people have been discriminated against in Azerbaijani prisons. A trans woman Aydan Pashayeva spent about five years in prison, where she was subjected to discrimination and violation of her rights. The former prisoner says that the head of the prison sold her for 500 manats. Human rights...


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17.03.2021  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Those who were looking for the 5th column in Azerbaijan were the 5th column of Russia in our country.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Lawyer Rufat Safarov reports that seven street sweepers in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic were detained for 15 days after complaining about the work conditions. Safarov added that considering the previous cases, the sweepers are more likely to be tortured while in detention. Meydan TV reports that a trans woman Aydan Pashayeva has been in the intensive care unit of Central Hospital...


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