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13.11.2023  

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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “This government is alien to its people; it does not feel a need to understand the pain and listen to the cries of its people…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Human rights defender Abid Gafarov addressed the UN hearings on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, presenting his report on the "Tartar case" and shedding light on the torture inflicted upon soldiers. The "Tartar case," also known as the Terter massacre, involves large-scale torture of Azerbaijani military personnel accused of treason in 2017, following the Nagorno-Karabakh war in April...


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16.10.2023  

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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI “If in the past only 20 percent of the country was occupied by Armenia and 80 percent by Aliyev, now 100 percent is under the occupation of the Aliyev dynasty…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Ramin Ahmadov, a member of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), was arrested on October 12. He was sentenced to 30 days of administrative detention under the charge of 535.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (disobeying the legal request of the police). A representative of the APFP reported that Ramin Ahmadov is the fourth APFP activist who has been administratively...


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31.07.2023  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “It is evident that the escalating political arrests are now proving to be more detrimental than beneficial to the regime's interests…” (Lack of ) Human Rights and Freedoms The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) issued a statement about the detained professor Gubad Ibadoghlu. The statement said that LSE community is particularly worried by the reports of violence during and after his arrest and that he urgently needs access to medication. “We are calling on the Azerbaijani authorities to release Dr. Ibadoghlu,...


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06.07.2024  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “If entrepreneurs in Azerbaijan take the initiative, stand in solidarity with the oppressed, familiarize themselves with societal issues, and speak out against them, they don’t align with the repressive policies of the government.” (Lack of ) Human Rights and Freedoms It has been reported that individuals who were subjected to administrative arrests during the Soyudlu incidents have been transported to the Main Department for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Baku. Samad Rahimli, a lawyer and member of the Soyudlu...


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18.05.2023  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The Azerbaijani Laundromat brought a lot of damage on many levels to Azerbaijan itself, to the European Union, to the US, and other parts of the world.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Nardaran prisoner Abbas Huseyin, a member of the Muslim Union Movement, says his life is in danger in a letter addressed to the public. “Since I felt a threat to my life, I decided to inform the public. My life is in danger. If not today, then tomorrow, if not tomorrow, in 5 days, if not in 5 days, then in 5 months - I have no doubt that they will...


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11.05.2023  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The problem between the government of Turkey and the government of Azerbaijan can surface if only the Turkish government prioritizes democracy to the extent that the question of democracy becomes an integral part of its geopolitical interests.”  (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties President Ilham Aliyev signed a pardon order on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of his father, the former president Heydar Aliyev. 801 people, including two political prisoners, were pardoned. Among those who were pardoned, 463 individuals were...


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30.03.2023  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Close relations between Azerbaijan and Israel serve the development of the two countries and peace and stability in the region...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties  The trial of Avaz Zeynalli, head of Khural TV, was held at the Baku Court of Serious Crimes with the presence of journalists and human rights defenders who argue that Zeynalli was arrested on trumped-up charges. Journalist Elnur Shukurov said that while he was detained in the State Security Service, the employee of the General Prosecutor's Office Mehman Humbatov, Deputy...


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20.03.2023  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The current activities of Western institutions and the diplomatic corps serve to discredit the West in Azerbaijan...”                                                         (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Elvin Mustafayev (Atilla Khan), a critic of the government on social media, was arrested for 25 days on charges of resisting the police. Activists and opposition leaders called Mustafayev’s arrest politically motivated. The Chairperson of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) Ali Karimli commented...


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13.03.2023  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Iran sees Azerbaijan as Israel's main partner in the region, and Tehran has repeatedly stated that Azerbaijan-Israel cooperation is a threat to the Islamic Republic...”                                                                                               (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Freedom House shared its annual world report, which said that Global freedom declined for the 17th consecutive year. According to the report, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have imposed additional...


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09.03.2023  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Azerbaijani government should prevent further escalation of the tensions in the region and work closely with the West to continue peace negotiations...”                                    (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Member of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) Gulnara Rahimova was sentenced to community service as a result of the court order. Rahimova denied the accusations and said that she was doing her job documenting the illegal activities of the police. Rahimova’s Facebook post: “Today, I was summoned...


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27.02.2023  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Azerbaijani authorities use all means such as blackmailing, bribe and assault to silence its critics abroad.”                                                                                                          (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev has been on hunger strike for 48 days. Some journalists consider it the longest hunger strike in the political history of Azerbaijan. Despite continues calls from local and international human rights organziations...


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13.02.2023  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Bakhtiyar Hajiyev's case is no longer only political, but a human tragedy caused by violence, cruelty, and lawlessness carried out in the name of the state…”                 (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, who has been on hunger strike for 35 days in protest against his illegal arrest, told his lawyer Agil Layij that he was forcibly transferred to the Treatment Facility of the Penitentiary Service against his will. He said that he would continue his hunger strike until justice is restored....


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09.02.2023  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The earthquake in Turkey once again confirmed that corruption kills…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Alizamin Salayev, the chairman of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) Salyan district branch, was arrested. The court charged him with Article 221.3 of the Criminal Code and sentenced him to three months imprisonment. Alizamin Salayev's lawyer told Nemat Karimli that as soon as he got out of the taxi in Lokbatan district, a man attacked him with a knife and started to insult him verbally. Salayev said that to defend himself,...


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19.01.2023  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “With the new rules of residency, the population will be easily controlled, and legal grounds are created to track citizens…”                                                                (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Member of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) Tofig Yagublu is on the 15th day of hunger strike. According to his daughter Nigar Hezi, who could finally meet him in the detention center, Yagublu’s health is in very bad shape. Hezi said that, although her father has already...


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19.12.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The soldiers who can not stand the burden of labor exploitation suffer from severe psychological conditions to the point that they commit suicide…”                                                   (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Political activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev continues the hunger strike. According to his lawyer Agil Layij, on Tuesday, Khatai Court will consider whether Hajiyev will be under house arrest. Moreover, Layij also said that Hajiyev is not allowed to have telephone conversations....


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15.12.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Arresting Bakhtiyar Hajiyev is an attempt by the regime to further limit the political activism in the country and silence independent and critical voices…”                                        (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The lawyer of the activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev said that Hajiyev would start hunger strike if his appeal against his arrest will not be considered. Khatai district court of Baku city decided on the pre-trial detention of 1 month and 20 days for Hajiyev, which was considered illegal and groundless...


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24.11.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The relationship between the government and the opposition is that of the oppressor and the oppressed...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Human rights defender Rufat Safarov says that the imprisoned member of the Board of Directors of the D18 Movement, Afiaddin Mammadov, was threatened with rape at the police station. Rovshan Mammadov, who was detained on November 11 during the rally held by the APFP, was sentenced to 30 days imprisonment. Meydan TV interviewed Mammadov’s wife, who said that since the arrest of her husband, it has become...


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10.11.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The Russian army fleeing from Kherson cannot and should not keep Karabakh under occupation. The withdrawal of the occupying army from Karabakh should become a national demand.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Activist Mamiyev reports that the political prisoner Lachin Valiyev, who was detained in penal institution number six, was transferred to an isolation cell. According to Mamiyev, Valiyev was insulted and then involved in an argument with another prisoner, after which Valiyev was sent to the isolation cell for punishment and kept...


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24.10.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Russian agents in the Ministry of Defense encouraged Aliyev to go to war by falsifying intelligence information, and the goal was to bring the Russian army into Azerbaijan regardless of the outcome of the war...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Former political prisoner and activist Aziz Mamiyev said that employers discriminated against him due to his political opinion. Mamiyev’s post on Facebook: “For those who are engaged in political activity in Azerbaijan face cruel repression. Political activists are dismissed from work...


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17.10.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The dependence of Azerbaijan's economy on natural resources and demographic trends causes structural changes that put the country's future development prospects at risk....” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties War veteran Gulu Mammadli who works as a teacher in Sabirabad, sent an open letter to President Aliyev. In his video shared on social media, Mammadli complains about his financial difficulties and the injustice he faced. Mammadli said: There are five of us in my family. When I was serving in the army during the war, my father...


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