The CNIS held its next in the series of “Azerbaijan Democratic Republic ( 1918-1920)  Round Tables” conference on the 8th of February in Baku. The round table was devoted to the political parties and elections and their characteristics in the oil rich post-Soviet states. Development of the democratic institutions in the post-Soviet oil rich states of the Caspian region faces additional to the common soviet legacies structural obstacles. These characteristics include first of all ruling elite’s monopoly over oil and gas resources, which in the absence of the real mechanisms of the public...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 20.08.2020 FB community continue to follow, share, show solidarity and comment on the events in Belarus, analysing domestic tactics of protesters, reaction of the Western actors, first of all the EU, announcement Lukashenka “persona non-grata”: comparing and extrapolating them to Azerbaijan, and discuss whether Russia will help Lukashenka. They greet release upon 4 years term completion of Fuad Ahmadli of PFP, among others, but decry arrest of the other activists. They also condemn poisoning of Alexei Navalny, share news of arrest of the young writer Karamat  Boyukchol...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 03.08.2020 The topic of torture of activists and unclear fate of Fuad Gahramanli  of PFP, along with the reaction to the repressions of the foreign institutions, and of the government, extra-ordinary meeting of the Milli Majlis ( the Parliament), the statements - of the SD faction of the European Parliament, co-rapporteurs of the PACE, of the human rights defenders and civil society of the country- condemning repressions against opposition, declaring the income by the MP Erkin Gadirli, extension of quarantine – dominated the FB discussions The activists share and update...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 22.02.2020 FB users continue to discuss election and post-election situation, social- economic developments, Munich debate of two presidents, fire on Sadarak market, the course of investigation of attack against the Jale Bayramova, the daughter of Gubad Ibadoglu , arrest of the head of local executive power, cancellation of the results in some precincts of certain constgituencies. Gubad Ibadoglu comments on the economic programs of the government, stressing that in 7 years of implementation of the Development concept “Azerbaijan 2020: Glance to the future” the country...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 13.02.2020 The dominating topic of FB were falsifications and results of the parliamentary elections, state violence during and  after elections, decision of REAL activist Erkin Gadirli to join new parliament, cancellation of the voting results in some precincts. The civil activist and REAL member Zohrab Ismayil writes about necessity of the alternative data to clarify the true winners in the precincts. Based on such data, he published the list of some of those who in reality won the race in their precincts.In precinct 11- Sehavet Soltanli, 12- Natig Jafarli, 16- Erkin...


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