FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “These elections took place in a restrictive political and legal environment, the consequence of which was a lack of political pluralism coupled with the subdued and low-key campaign, all of which undermined the electoral process...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Lawyer Rufat Safarov stated that Sweden's Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Mr. Tobias Lorentzson, met with the family of prisoner of conscience Famil Khalilov. Diplomats from the embassies of Latvia and Estonia in Azerbaijan also attended the meeting. First-degree disabled person Famil Khalilov was deported...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The sham presidential election in Azerbaijan on February 7 lacked competition, barred interested parties from participating, and imposed restrictions on freedoms through arbitrary bans…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Controversial presidential elections of February 7 Ilham Aliyev secured his fifth consecutive term as Azerbaijan's President, gathering 92% of the vote in the Wednesday elections, as announced by Mazahir Panahov, the chief of the Central Election Commission. The snap election was called a year ahead of schedule, following Azerbaijan's...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Repression against independent voices in Azerbaijan is said to intensify as the country aligns more closely with Russia…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Family members of Arzu Sayadoglu, an outspoken critic of the government on Internet channels, have been unable to contact him for three days. Human rights defender Rufat Safarov, who reported the situation to Meydan TV, suspects that the journalist may have been detained by law enforcement agencies. Arzu Sayadoglu, the head and presenter of the YouTube channel "Arzu Sayadoglu," frequently criticized...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 23.08.2021 “…Elchibey is an outstanding person who became hostage of his endless love to people”...”    Relations with Russia. The FB community continues to discuss the status of Russia-Azerbaijan relations in the context of the critical of Russia statements by the president Aliyev. The leader of the Popular Front Party Ali Karimli suggested that most probably the president did not expect that Kremlin will respond him at the level of the midlevel bureaucrat. And in a rather disrespectful manner. For the light criticism of Russian weapons supply for Armenia,...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 13.05.2021 “How would fools know, that true patriotism consists in protecting people from this government?” (Bayram Mammadov). The FB community is disappointed with the results of Russian minister Lavrov’s visit to Baku, shares news and concerns regarding Karabagh, the new mosque project in Shusha, decries another attack on the opposition and the founders of the Republic in the speech of Ilham Aliyev, replies to his irony about Canada in his speech in Nakhichevan, is shocked by the numerous landmines...


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