FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Under no circumstances are Azerbaijanis allowed to assemble; they are only allowed to suffer, in the opinion of this regime…” (Lack of ) Human Rights and Freedoms Gubad Ibadoglu's mistreatment in detention persists in a manner that risks his health. According to Galib Toghrul, Ibadoglu's brother, the administrators at the Kurdakhani Detention Center are refusing to disclose the findings of the medical examination and blood tests conducted on Ibadoglu, providing various excuses to deny access to this information for his legal team....


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “During the presidency of Ilham Aliyev, the Russian language again became one of the main languages of communication in Azerbaijan..” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The PFP held a rally in front of the Baku City Executive Power with freedom of assembly and other demands. The police stopped the protesters who came to attend and removed them from the area by rushing them into the police cars. The deputy chairman of the Party, Seymur Hezi, said that about 200 people were detained. The police closed the roads in some areas and did not allow...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The most urgent problem facing the nation at the moment is ensuring the freedom of assembly...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties After nine months of trial, the Baku Serious Crimes Court has finally made a decision on the case of Asgar Aghazadeh, who was accused of sexual harassment against activist Sanay Yaghmur (Gahramanli). On October 12, according to the verdict presided over by Judge Novruz Karimov, Aghazadeh was sentenced to five years in prison. Speaking his last words before the court, Aghazadeh said that there was no evidence...


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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The crime committed against me is not the first crime committed by the authorities against citizens in Azerbaijan, but it must be the last...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties On Thursday night, well-known activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev was abducted, tortured, videotaped, and threatened by four unidentified masked men. His Facebook posts about Internal Affairs Minster Vilayat Eyvazov were deleted. Hajiyev shared the shocking details on his Facebook post: "I was abducted by four masked persons at about 11 pm on April 21, at the intersection...


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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Hatred for freedom, justice, the rule of law,  and greed for power unites authoritarian and dictatorial regimes more than any piece of paper.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Azadliq newspaper reports that political prisoner Saleh Rustamli’s request for early release was denied. The request was considered on March 3 without the participation and knowledge of Rustamli's lawyer. Rustamli's lawyers applied to the court on December 6, 2021, while he was still on hunger strike, to be released from the remainder of his sentence...


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