FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Samadov's case is part of a broader trend of increasing arrests of journalists, human rights activists, and civil society representatives in Azerbaijan since last year...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms In the Sabail District Court, a four-month pre-trial detention was ordered for political analyst Bahruz Samadov, who was detained last week. He is being charged under Article 274 of the Criminal Code (treason). This charge carries a potential sentence of 12 to 20 years or life imprisonment. Lawyer Zibeyde Sadigova has stated that they will appeal the decision....


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “In the past 6 months, up to 20 journalists and civil society activists in Azerbaijan have been detained on various charges, primarily on charges of "smuggling." Local and international human rights organizations have declared that these detentions are carried out on political orders...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Azadlig newspaper shared the anxieties expressed by a veteran's mother. Nargiz Mammadova, a displaced individual from Aghdam district, is deeply concerned about her son, Eljan Gadir oghlu Mehdiyev. She reveals that her son has served in the military...


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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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