FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Traitor is not the one who protests against the war; traitors are those who embezzle state funding, who plunder the country's wealth.” "Know the Traitor" campaign Pro-government journalists and politicians started a defamation campaign against the anti-war activists in Azerbaijan, calling them “traitors”. Last week, clashes broke out on the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia, resulting in hundreds of casualties on both sides. Many foreign politicians and organizations, as well as local activists, accused the Azerbaijani government...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Thinking that democracy is dangerous for the family rule, Ilham Aliyev pursued a policy against the interests of this country and took refuge in the Kremlin, which is the stronghold of authoritarianism, corruption and the enemies of democracy in the world.” “An apology video” by the martyr’s brother The Military Prosecutor's Office shared a statement saying that it was continuing the investigation into the video appeals of Ahmadov Sanan Fuad oglu, the brother of the martyr Sabuhi Ahmadov. Sanan Ahmadov shared a post on social networks...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Corruption is not only taking a bribe, hiring a relative, but also harassing and abusing female colleagues.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties In the past couple of days, several members of APFP were summoned to the police offices. Murad Adilov, the brother of APFP activist Natig Adilov, was taken to the police, and Gadir Khudabakhsiyev, an activist of the Mingachevir branch of the party, was also taken to the police. Moreover, APFP member, late Elnur Farajov’s father, Huseyn Farajov, was kidnapped by unknown persons in black masks....


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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “As long as the Russian “peacekeeping” forces are in the region, the will be no prospect of peace.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Azadlig newspaper reports that female journalists reporting in front of the Presidential Office faced police brutality. The security guards of the Presidential Administration used force against journalists Fatima Movlamli, Nargiz Absalamova, and Aytaj Tapdig, who were covering the protest. Elchin Adalat oghlu Pashayev, a veteran who complained about Asif Aghayev, the executive head of Beylagan...


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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The procedure for registration of political parties by the Ministry of Justice is very long, not transparent, and decisions are based on political instructions, not the law.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Azerbaijan Popular Front Party member Gulnara Rahimova was dismissed from her job at City Apartment Hotel. According to Rahimova, when the managers of the hotel found out that she was a member of APFP and posted views critical of the regime on various social networks, they started emotional abuse to intimidate her at work....


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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   “Karabakh was not liberated but was handed over from occupying Armenia to the corrupt Aliyev government.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The National Council of Democratic Forces issued a statement on the continuation of repressions and political arrests in Azerbaijan. The statement read: On May 28, the day when the Azerbaijani people celebrated Independence and Republic Day, the government of Ilham Aliyev began to fabricate a criminal case against another of his political rivals. APFP activist Razi Alishov was detained...


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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The Baku regime should show whether it represents a sovereign and independent country, or an outpost for Moscow on the Caspian.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Journalist and LGBTQ+ activist Avaz Hafizli was brutally murdered by his cousin. The 24-year-old journalist was beheaded and his genitals amputated. The brutal murder shocked the activists and journalists and panicked the LGBTQ+ community in Azerbaijan.  The journalist's colleague Teymur Karimli said that Avaz had problems with his family and relatives because...


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Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 04.11.2021 “Sooner or later, our people must come to terms with the fact that such an important task as breaking away from an unjust and violent regime should not be left only to the opposition, political activists, but also to the people themselves!” Governance, economy, corruption, transparency Blogger Mehman Huseynov continues his investigations to uncover illegal activities by senior officials. In his recent FB post, Huseynov wrote that the new chief executive of Ganja Niyazi Bayramov is corrupt like the previous...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI                                         19.10.2019   The top topic today, which dominates FB is the planned unsanctioned meeting of today at 15.00 at the  28th May metro station. Even before the meeting, since yesterday, media  and bloggers report numerous detentions and arrests of the activists, political leaders, journalists. Among arrested are the newly released political prisoners, such as Tofig Yagublu, Fuad Qahramanli, Seymur Hezi, both parents of the “ graffiti prisoner”...


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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Local and international environmental organizations should take a stand against Russia's use of the Caspian Sea for military purposes in order to protect the ecology and biological resources of the Caspian Sea and demand compensation from Russia.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The chairman of the Muslim Union Movement, Taleh Baghirzade, is said to have stopped a hunger strike in Gobustan prison. Baghirzade had been on a hunger strike since June 3 to protest the police officers who allegedly insulted God. Meanwhile, a rally...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 28.07.2020 A statement by Azerbaijani intellectuals, civil and political leaders: Azerbaijani intellectuals condemn political hatred and the government’s repression. A group of intellectuals have taken an initiative in connection with the recent events in Azerbaijan - a wave of violent repression. Intellectuals and public activists signed a statement calling the repression an unacceptable political incident for the country. We, the signatories below, endorse this statement with a sense of urgency regarding...


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