The Center for Black Sea Security Studies (Sofia) and  the  Center for National and International Studies ( Baku) from the 10th of November to the 13th of November  in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, jointly held  the conference“ Energy Security in the Wider Black Sea region- National and Allied approaches”. The conference was supported by the NATO science division as a Advanced Research Workshop- ARW and attracted participants from 13 member states and partners of NATO. The workshop was  directed to the research of the crucial aspects of the energy security and the role of NATO. The conference...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Russia wants to establish a railway connection with Turkey through the Zangazur corridor to avoid Western sanctions and strengthen its presence in the region by taking this corridor under its military control…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties According to the decision of the General Prosecutor's Office, 21 people accused in the notorious Tartar case were acquitted. Nineteen convicts were released, and two people were given a posthumous pardon after being found innocent.  In May 2017, 19 people were arrested in connection with...


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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 10.12.2020 The FB community circulates individual stories of soldiers who died in the military operations dedicated to the liberation of occupied lands, discuss the awards given to them by the president, and the social welfare and compensation provided to their families. They decry the videos with scenes of mistreatment of the POWs by military and demand the prosecutor’s office to investigate and try those responsible.  The FB community is also anxious regarding the rate of COVID-19 infection and the shortage of beds in the hospitals and medicines which can be found...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 07.12.2020 “... Without Turkey it is not possible to deter Russia in the region ...” The FB community mourn the officially announced number of those killed in the war - 2, 786 - and honour the war heroes by a national minute of silence. They continue to discuss the results of the 44-day war and implementation of the ceasefire agreement, share personal stories of the killed or injured, report on visiting their families, express dissatisfaction with the amount of state compensation for families of martyrs and handicapped, call on the population to fight corruption,...


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