FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The surge in political prisoners has sharply risen as Azerbaijani authorities escalate their crackdown on independent media…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Tofig Yagublu, a member of the "Musavat" party holding a position in the leadership of the National Council, has been apprehended. Higar Hezi, Yagublu’s daughter and an activist, reported that the police conducted a searc at their house and placed money inside. Allegedly, they placed 5,000 euros, 2,500 manat and some dollars at their house, accoridng to Hezi. Hezi also said that if anything...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 09.11.2020  “… Shusha is a matter of identity and spirit for Azerbaijanis …” The news from the frontline of the liberation of the historical city of Shusha and the heroism of the soldiers are widely shared on FB, along with the videos and photos of people celebrating in the streets of the capital and mutual congratulations, they share news about another shelling of Barda by theArmenian army, and the tragic death of a teenager. They discuss the demands of the 17 parties in Armenia for premier Pashinian to resign, The damage to the occupied territories, in particular...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 05.11.2020 “…The flag of this country will rise high, when the prosperity of its citizens flourishes …” The war is the main topic on FB. The community is sharing statistics, photos and videos from the liberated territories with many of them not recognizing their home villages due to its significant destruction during the years of occupation; they share the news and celebrate the liberation of Shusha, recalling the expulsion of the Azerbaijani population there in the early 90s, and discuss plans for reconstruction of the recovered regions, as well as the situation...


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EU-Azerbaijan: Driven by strategic importance, lacking value-based impact Heinrich Boell Stiftung, Nov. 2013 by Leila Alieva The EU-Azerbaijan ENP agreement signed in 2006 was met with substantial enthusiasm from society and was followed by official statements on the commitment to integration in the EU. At that point, the three states of the South Caucasus were equally eager to become one step closer to the European club. The civil society of Azerbaijan proved its devotion to the ideas of European integration by initiating a national campaign in 2006 to include "European aspirations" in the text...


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The founder and the current president of CNIS is Dr. Leila Alieva. Dr. Alieva was also the former Deputy Director (1991-1994) and Director (1994-1996) of Baku-based Center for Strategic and International Studies. She has held fellowships at Harvard University (1993-1994), Woodrow Wilson Center (Kennan Institute) (1995), UC Berkeley (2000), and SAIS (Johns Hopkins University) (2001). Dr. Alieva was an advisor to the President of EBRD, as well as to the leading oil companies in Baku. She also was a National Coordinator of the Human Development Report for UNDP (1997) and served on the board of Open...


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