FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “This government is alien to its people; it does not feel a need to understand the pain and listen to the cries of its people…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Human rights defender Abid Gafarov addressed the UN hearings on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, presenting his report on the "Tartar case" and shedding light on the torture inflicted upon soldiers. The "Tartar case," also known as the Terter massacre, involves large-scale torture of Azerbaijani military personnel accused of treason in 2017, following the Nagorno-Karabakh war in April...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The Real Victory Day will be celebrated after the liberation of Azerbaijan from the occupation of the Aliyevs…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms The health condition of Elkhan Aliyev, a member of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) and a political prisoner, has significantly worsened. Lawyer Nemat Karimli visited Elkhan Aliyev at the pretrial detention center where he is held. On November 3, Elkhan Aliyev experienced intense pain in the upper back and his left chest. Following an examination, a black-red spot resembling a burn mark was discovered...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The Russian army fleeing from Kherson cannot and should not keep Karabakh under occupation. The withdrawal of the occupying army from Karabakh should become a national demand.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Activist Mamiyev reports that the political prisoner Lachin Valiyev, who was detained in penal institution number six, was transferred to an isolation cell. According to Mamiyev, Valiyev was insulted and then involved in an argument with another prisoner, after which Valiyev was sent to the isolation cell for punishment and kept...


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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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Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 11.11.2021 “If before the war there was one occupier, now after the war there are two occupying forces.” Celebrations in Baku. Who is the real winner? The Assessments of the outcome of the war. The situation of war veterans.  This week marks the first anniversary of the Second Karabakh War, which resulted in bringing the vast majority of the region under the control of Azerbaijan with a death toll of over five thousand and thousands of injured people. While Baku residents celebrated Victory Day on the streets...


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