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 10.06.2021 “…Alas, the West prefers to discuss the Karabagh issue with Russians...” The FB community expresses growing frustration with Western actors discussing matters of national interest and Azerbaijan’s sovereignty with Russia without its participation, demands clarity and transparency in the developments on state borders and in Karabagh, and follows the election environment in Armenia, together with the agenda of high-level meetings of NATO, the G7 and Biden-Putin Summits. It continues to closely follow human rights issues and alerts the society in connection...


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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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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “International events like COP29 should not be used to gloss over the repressions of Azerbaijan’s authoritarian regime. Instead, attendees—politicians, activists and journalists—discussing climate change in Baku should also raise awareness of the political prisoners unjustly detained and suffering in Azerbaijan’s prisons.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Azerbaijani political refugee Vidadi Isgandarli, who resides in France, was attacked on Sunday and is in critical condition. Exiled journalist Ganimat Zahid reported this on his social media...


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