FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Iran should not provoke Azerbaijan to respond to the calling of Azerbaijanis living on its southern border...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Azadliq newspaper reports that Arif Safarov, the head of the Jalilabad District branch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (He worked for more than 20 years in the State Traffic Police Department), brutally beat Jamal Nuriyev, a war veteran. Nuriyev served in the army during the Second Karabakh war and was severely injured. Aghjabedi resident Faig Aliyev says that his wife, Matanat Aliyeva...


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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Heydar Aliyev’s return to power is not a day of salvation for our people but a day of defeat of the republic, people's government, republican values, and restoration of family power.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties French police have arrested two people accused of attempting to kill blogger Mahammad Mirzali. One of those arrested was an Azerbaijani citizen and the other a Moldovan of Turkish origin. Police found a machine gun, Mirzali’s photos, and instructions to his home address in their car. The Nantes court sentenced...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 17.06.2021  “...You have destroyed 33 years of life... But it is simple: when our mothers do not cry, yours will not cry either...” The FB community focuses on high level international meetings – NATO Summit, G7, Putin-Biden Summit, Biden-Erdogan meeting, is disappointed at the absence of mentioning Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity in the NATO communique, widely covers and comments on the visit of Erdogan to Azerbaijan, praising their issued joint statement, and especially the security and defence agreement; appeals to the two presidents to fight...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 31.05.2021 “…. Ah, Azerbaijan! How many rebukes we have received, not to claim your rights, but only to say your name!” (M.E.Rasulzade) “ The FB community widely celebrates the national day of independence, in contrast with its passing almost unnoticed at the official level; expresses their concern with the tension on the state border and interprets this as a Russian-designed trap; follows closely the misunderstanding in relations with Turkey in regard to construction of the music school in Shusha; decries the killing of Azerbaijani citizens by police in Russia...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Ilham Aliyev is adopting Putin's tactics and may take similar actions against his political opponents…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Azerbaijan is the only non-democratic country in the region, according to the Democracy Index published by the Economist Intelligence Unit for the year 2023. While Azerbaijan stands out as the sole non-democratic country in the region, neighboring countries Armenia and Georgia are ranked 84th and 89th, respectively, both recognized as hybrid regimes. Among the 165 states listed, Azerbaijan is placed at the 130th position....


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