FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The people of Azerbaijan must also recognize the responsibility that falls on their shoulders at this historic turning point for their future, and rise to a more mass and consistent peaceful struggle.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The National Council of Democratic Forces shared a statement on the new wave of politically motivated arrests and police violence. The statement reads: “Numerous cases of police violence and other mysterious crimes (believed by the general public to be connected to the police) have been...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The authorities have been trying to instill fear in the people […], and by doing so, they want to say that they don’t have any values and there is nothing for them to be afraid of...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties A veteran of the First Karabakh war, Saleh Rustamli is on hunger strike for a month, and the authorities have yet to decide on his release. Activist Agil Layij reports that together with lawyers Behruz Bayramov, Yalchin Imanov, and Tural Agayev, they have prepared an application for Saleh Rustamov (Rustamli), who has been...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 13.09.2021 “…We have been independent, but not free...” Post-conflict situation. The FB community is highly concerned with the statement by the ex-commander of the Russian peacekeeping forces Rustam Muradov that the trilateral agreement on 5 year term of their deployment will be extended after its expiry. The opposition and civil society leaders, journalists and bloggers decry “the tradition” of the Russian peacekeepers’ commanders to meet with the Armenian officials, either upon leaving their position, or when starting it. The ex-commander positively assessed...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 15.07.2021 “…The violation of ceasefire has already acquired an intense nature…” The FB users are extremely concerned with the frequent violations of ceasefire, seeing also Russia’s role there; with the spread of cheap synthetic drugs; sceptical about the creation of the Fund for Development of Education; indignant at the Ministry of Interior’s absence of reaction to the blogger calling for violence against women, and the presidential award to the Minister of Emergencies - keeping at the centre of attention the issue of political prisoners. Post-conflict...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 29.03.2021 “…The target of the terror is not just Jamil Hasanli but the whole of society…” The FB community is outraged by the blackmailing of the prominent scholar and political leader Jamil Hasanli, at what is widely perceived as the authorities’ punishment for his opposition activities, with civil and political leaders, journalists and bloggers demonstrating unity in their denouncement of the immoral and illegal act of the regime. They raise the issue of the political prisoner Saleh Rustamli, whose family became a target of state machine pressure; continue...


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