FB Digest@VoxPOPULI “Aliyev's repression machine is working at full capacity against the background of military victories achieved under the patronage of Russia, and wars raging in Ukraine and the Middle East…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Huseyn Malik, a board member of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), was detained on charges of resisting the police. This marks another instance of Hussain Bey's frequent arrests in recent months. The chairman of APFP, Ali Karimli, expressed his concern, stating that imprisoning a former Karabakh veteran over 60 years old due to his writings...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The system is not working, and the public does not question immorality...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties  Anar Huseynov, who was administratively arrested for 20 days during a protest against water shortage in Saatli district on March 13, says that he is persecuted. He told Turan TV that he was summoned to the Saatli District Police Department after meeting activist Elvin Mustafayev (Atilla Khan), who was released from administrative detention. “When I was in front of the department to meet Elvin, the police approached me, and they...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “In Azerbaijan, not only the political power is concentrated in the hands of one person, the entire economy, its import, export, production, and trade are under the monopoly of one person...”                                                                                                             (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Political prisoner Alzamin Salayev has been on hunger strike for over 60 days. Former political prisoner Ilkin Rustamzade called on authorities to release...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The current activities of Western institutions and the diplomatic corps serve to discredit the West in Azerbaijan...”                                                         (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Elvin Mustafayev (Atilla Khan), a critic of the government on social media, was arrested for 25 days on charges of resisting the police. Activists and opposition leaders called Mustafayev’s arrest politically motivated. The Chairperson of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) Ali Karimli commented...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Bakhtiyar Hajiyev's case is no longer only political, but a human tragedy caused by violence, cruelty, and lawlessness carried out in the name of the state…”                 (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, who has been on hunger strike for 35 days in protest against his illegal arrest, told his lawyer Agil Layij that he was forcibly transferred to the Treatment Facility of the Penitentiary Service against his will. He said that he would continue his hunger strike until justice is restored....


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