FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “No matter what happens in the world, the expansion of the family government and family business remains the main priority of the Aliyev government.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Anvar Agamalizadeh, a 69-year-old teacher and member ADWP, was detained at a police station for four hours for expressing critical views against the Russian army and Putin during a rally of the party in front of the Russian embassy. After being summoned to the Surakhani Police Department, Agamalizadeh was fired from his job at the Surakhani...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 29.10.2021 “It is necessary to condemn politicians, not for their grammatical mistakes, but for the millions they stole from the state budget.” Governance, economy, corruption. Political activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev asked the FB community to pay attention to systematic corruption. His FB post reads: 100 ways to become a hero by returning part of the people's money to themselves. 16th way: You restore a yard with sports equipment and a playground for the children for the people whose money you have stolen, and they thank you. For example, such a yard was built on the site...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 01.07.2021 “…The gas price has risen, so will transport and electricity: everything will rise, even your blood pressure, but never your living standards…” The FB community is increasingly concerned at Russia’s ‘peacekeeping’ activities, deeply shocked by the gas and electricity price rise, discusses revelations in the corruption scandal of the infamous “Azerbaijani couple” in the UK, shows alarm at the increase of drugs consumption in the country, is worried about safety of activists in exile in Europe and decries the unresolved social issues of the war heroes....


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 28.06.2021 “…Fines increase, fees increase, prices increase… Only the people’s prosperity does not…” The FB community continues to express dissatisfaction with visible elements of corruption within the political system, drawing comparisons with the democratic policies of Georgia, and more favourable historic steps in Azerbaijan’s past.  Users repudiate the new proposal of 500 manat in court fines, welcome discussion of the Ter-ter case in PACE, celebrate National Army Day and the birthday of human rights defender Ogtay Gulaliyev, continue to discuss elections...


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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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