FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “If Ilham Aliyev once again resorts to imitating reforms and continues the repression in the country, a strong rhetoric will be employed against the Azerbaijani government…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Chairperson of the Azerbaijan Democracy and Welfare Party (ADR), Professor Qubad Ibadoghlu, who is currently in detention, is experiencing a severe deterioration in his health, as highlighted in a social media post by his brother Galib Toghrul. Concerned about Ibadoghlu's critical condition, the endocrinologist from the Medical Administration of the Ministry...


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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “There is no need to talk about an effective fight against corruption if there is no transparency, no access to information, and senior officials, including the head of state, do not publish declarations of income and property.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Aziz Mamiyev, a board member of the Youth Organization of the Musavat Party, has been arrested. Mamiyev has been publicizing the provocations and threats against him recently, making official complaints about them to the Interior Ministry. However, the Interior Ministry...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 29.11.2021 “I will not stop the hunger strike. I will leave this prison either alive or dead.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties.  It has already been more than three weeks since political prisoner Saleh Rustamli has been on hunger strike as a protest against his illegal imprisonment. As Rustamli’s health deteriorates more, the FB community’s reaction grows to demand his release. However, the authorities have not yet acted on releasing him. Head of APFP Ali Karimli wrote that as Rustamli’s hunger strike weakened him physically and brought him to the brink...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 08.11.2021 “The military victory was achieved at the expense of the lives and health of such brave and professional army men. Leaving our veterans in such a helpless situation is ungrateful and an injustice that neither God nor people will accept.” Governance, economy, corruption, transparency Azadlig Newspaper reports that social protection expenditures have been reduced, and money allocated to law enforcement agencies has been increased. Expenditures in the state budget for social welfare in 2022 are 3.4% less than this year. In next year's budget, these expenditures...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 01.11.2021 “If the intellectuals keep silent about the corruption, social injustice, and do not bother to protest even once, then they can not be considered as an intellectual.” Governance, economy, corruption, transparency Where is the place of intellectuals? Where do they or should they stand as public figures? FB community has been busy reacting to writer Chingiz Abdullayev’s controversial post. In his post, Abdullayev shared a story of an incident that happened to him while waiting in the business lounge of the airport to board his flight. While the majority...


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