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On the 12 of April the CNIS held conference on “How to end merger of political and economic power in the post-Soviet space: lessons of national and international experience”  

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  On the 12 of April the CNIS held conference on “How to end merger of political and economic power in the post-Soviet space: lessons of national and international experience” This was the third in the series of “Azerbaijan Democratic Republic ( ADDR)  round tables”, devoted to the most actual issues of transition in Azerbaijan. The first Azerbaijan People’s  Republic has been known  for its high standards of democratic governance and deeply rooted concept of “ conflict of interests”. A century later,  one of the characteristics of  post-Soviet states after 20 years...


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09.05.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Russia's fifth column is in power in Azerbaijan and is in opposition in Armenia.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Journalist Ayten Mammadova was attacked in the elevator of the apartment building she lived. A man who followed her into the elevator put a knife to her throat and threatened her not to write about the trials she was covering. The most recent case that Mammadova is writing about is the case of Ilkin Suleymanov, who is accused of murdering a ten-year-old Narmin Guliyeva. Colleagues of Mammadova said that the coverage...


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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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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 11.10.2021 “Thirteen-year imprisonment neither can frighten me nor can it turn me away from my way.” Governance, economy, corruption. New appointees to the executives of city councils raise the question of their accountability and transparency in management. FB community debates whether the current state- the head of executive power in the cities is appointed by the president- can explain the root causes of the problems in the cities such as Baku. As a result of current law, the unchecked power is concentrated...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 04.10.2021 “We knew this, everyone knows that he is a thief!” Governance, economy, corruption. In Azerbaijan, the week started with debates surrounding the documentary, that exposed large-scale corruption  involving ruling Aliyev family. “Pandora Papers: Secret wealth and dealings of world leaders exposed” was aired on BBC on Sunday evening revealing the expensive property bought by the Aliyevs in London. Azadliq Radiosu (Radio Liberty) reports that BBC television has broadcast the first part of a documentary...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 16.09.2021 “…This government views Azerbaijan as its “object”, or as a source of income...” Post-conflict situation. The FB community shares and decries facts of Iranian trucks freely passing in Nagorno-Karabagh.  They also share the Iranian documents where the Khankendi is called Stepanakert and indicated as an Armenian city. Osmangizi TV discusses the topic  “ How Aliyev turned Karabagh into a Russia’s frozen conflict”. The civil and political leaders react to the protest of the  Iranian...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 02.08.2021 “…..They put people before the choice between bread and conscience…”  Post-conflict  situation.  FB community shares news that Russian peacekeepers built water reservoir for the Armenians in  Agdere with the total silence of Azerbaijani authorities. The e-media reports about withdrawal of Turkey from Azerbaijan and the positive answer of Erdogan to the suggestion of Pashinyan of a dialogue. The activists continue to express their concern with the situation in Karabagh and activities...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 30.08.2021 “….The global crisis of leadership and vision will only aggravte… Neither Putin nor Comrade Si are proper candidates, and even Biden is not the same Joe..” Post-war situation. The local media ( Zerkalo.az)  writes about warning by Russia that if Azerbaijan is too critical of Russia they may get a response like they did in Georgia in 2008. The road Gorus-Kafan is being re-opened – the talks are mediated by the Russian Federal Security forces. The road was earlier closed after stabbing...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 26.08.2021 “…To govern the nation-victor you have to be a statesman, people’s leader… and do not consider the state your father’s property..”  Post-conflict developments. The FB shares with concern reports about Armenia’s attack on Azerbaijani positions on the 25th August at 15:45  in Ashagi Jibikli village of Gubadli region.They report that Armenian soldier stabbed Azerbaijani Shirali Aslanov  in the chest. The FB readers find controversy in relations of Azerbaijan to the peacekeeping:...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 22.07.2021 “…Thousands of citizens are targeted… The government monitors both its opponents and its agents…” The FB community discusses the goals of Russian-Azerbaijani meetings, continues to share and comment on the Pegasus scandal with secret monitoring of activists by the authorities, discredits the statement by Allahshukur Pashazade on the role of  alleged  Khameneyi’s fatva in Karabagh war, writes about pressing social issues and problems with water and electricity supply, interprets the firing...


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  Center for National and International Studies   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...


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  Center for National and International Studies   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...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 24.05.2021 “...Of all Minsk group co-chairmen, Russia is the most dangerous, exactly because she created this problem…” The FB community is extremely concerned with the lack of information about the new agreement to be signed between the two states, obtained mainly from Armenian sources; comments on the speech of Ilham Aliyev at the meeting with foreigners at the Nizami Ganjavi Centre, continues to discuss the inter-ethnic tensions in Georgia and suspects Russia behind it, is shocked by the state’s...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 17.05.2021 “...The House of God cannot be built with the orphans’ money…” The FB activists and journalists are concerned at the tension on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border during demarcation, at the victims in the shooting on the Iran-Azerbaijan border, at the violent incident in Dmanisi region of Georgia, at the lack of transparency in restoration and building of mega-projects in Shusha such as the new mosque project, mistrust and decry Russia’s role in the conflict and in the region, are totally...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 29.04.2021 “…Occupation by the Bolsheviks on 27 April is one of the most tragic days of our history…” FB users continue to  discuss the recognition of Biden of events of 1915 as a genocide and its impact on Azerbaijan-US relations, are concerned with the interruption of support for treatment of human rights defender Ogtay Gulaliyev, and the non-transparent  execution of restoration projects in the liberated regions, decry Russia’s disrespect of Azerbaijan’s sovereignty, to include Putin-Macron’s...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 12.04.2021 “…Ivan, idi domoi! Ivan, go home!” The FB community is persistently concerned with Russia’s role in the conflict and the region, but praises the increasing role of Turkey in post-Soviet space,  protests at wearing masks in the open air as absurd, demands the re-introduction of child benefits, is concerned with the pressure on the daughter of the opposition leader in exile and the economist Gubad Ibadoglu, discusses the sensational interview given by businessman Ilgar Hajiyev, greets the strengthening...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 01.04.2021 “…Using such methods in political struggle is a shame and dishonour…” The FB community continues to decry the blackmail against Prof. Jamil Hasanli and other activists and journalists, discrediting it as the tool of political struggle; express concern at the visit of the Russian Defence Minister to Karabagh and the expanding of Russian military presence; mourn the day of March events of 1918;  interpret the rise of COVID statistics; widely share and quote the annual US State Department...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 18.03.2021 “…The virus of corruption spread by the Azerbaijani government  destroys Germany…” With the weekend of Novruz approaching, FB users feel compromised by the anomalies of government actions at home and abroad, from the lack of urban conservation policies to continued neglect of war veterans and active oppression of activists, many of whom remain in prison on false charges. Resentment against excessive funds invested in vanity schemes outside the country are weighed against impending price...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 22.02.2021 “…To take revenge on the relatives of your political rival is simply fascism, a moral terror, a crime…” Current FB posts continue to highlight a profound sense of dissatisfaction with the lack of vision, transparency and due justice in the arena of political affairs.  Condemnation of the conduct of specific leaders and oligarchs is underpinned by frustration at the deterioration of social care in administering staples, namely power and bread, at affordable prices. The suicide of a young...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 28.01.2021 “…Why is Azerbaijan managed as a company, while SOCAR as a separate state…?” The FB community is concerned with the protest of the martyrs’ families, the sentence of the person who hit the human rights defender Ogtay Gulaliyev, the domestic situation in Russia, government re-shuffles, the protest of the handicapped, the nepotism in SOCAR and private business of bureaucrats, the role of Iran in the conflict and resistance to participation in post-conflict restoration; it reacts to and decries...


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