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06.03.2023  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Ilham Aliyev started the complete destruction of the Azerbaijani media with the murder of Elmar Huseynov, and since then, journalists were killed, beaten up, kidnapped, and imprisoned...”                                            (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties March 2 marks the 18th anniversary of the murder of Elmar Huseynov, founder and editor-in-chief of "Monitor" magazine. The journalist was shot dead in 2005 in front of his house as a result of an armed attack by an unknown person. Even though 18 years...


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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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30.01.2023  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “By targeting Azerbaijan, who is Israel's closest ally in the region, with this terror attack, the Iranian regime sends a message to Israel and Azerbaijan that it is ready for any kind of unexpected responses…”                                                                                                    (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The “Defence Line” Human Rights Organization shared a statement saying that activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, who has been on hunger strike for 21 days...


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09.01.2023  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “There must be an end to this. Either we will all die, or you will go, Ilham Aliyev…”            (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties  Opposition leader’s health is at risk Member of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) Tofig Yagublu is on hunger strike in protest against the decision of the administrative detention center not to allow family meetings and accept gifts. Yagublu’s wife Maya Yagublu, also started a hunger strike in support of her husband. Maya Yagublu said that her family has long been targeted...


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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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17.11.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The resolution adopted by the French Senate will negatively affect the peace in the Caucasus and stimulate Russia to incite the conflict...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Babak Hasanov, a veteran and chairperson of the Narimanov Branch of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), protested in front of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Hasanov said that his registration as a resident in the district was canceled without any notice. Hasanov added that the order came from a high-ranking official due to his political affiliation,...


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08.09.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The proposed Law on Political Parties serves to dismantle the legal framework of the political system.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The Baku Court of Appeal returned the appeal of the Surakhani District Court regarding the denial of conditional release of human rights defender Elchin Mammad. The NGO “Legal Education of Sumgayit Youth,” headed by Mammad, shared a statement regarding the decision of the court. Mammad regards this as a violation of his right to appeal to the court. Although Mammad had no previous disciplinary...


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18.08.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Corruption is not only taking a bribe, hiring a relative, but also harassing and abusing female colleagues.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties In the past couple of days, several members of APFP were summoned to the police offices. Murad Adilov, the brother of APFP activist Natig Adilov, was taken to the police, and Gadir Khudabakhsiyev, an activist of the Mingachevir branch of the party, was also taken to the police. Moreover, APFP member, late Elnur Farajov’s father, Huseyn Farajov, was kidnapped by unknown persons in black masks....


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27.06.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Local and international environmental organizations should take a stand against Russia's use of the Caspian Sea for military purposes in order to protect the ecology and biological resources of the Caspian Sea and demand compensation from Russia.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The chairman of the Muslim Union Movement, Taleh Baghirzade, is said to have stopped a hunger strike in Gobustan prison. Baghirzade had been on a hunger strike since June 3 to protest the police officers who allegedly insulted God. Meanwhile, a rally...


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05.05.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Azerbaijani government must follow the developments in Yerevan carefully and be aware that the overthrow of Pashinyan would increase the tensions in the region.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Journalist and human rights activist Elchin Mammad, currently detained in Prison number 16, has started a hunger strike. The human rights activist, who has been unjustly imprisoned for two years, demands his immediate release. According to his family, Mammad was arrested for his journalism and became a target of certain circles....


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02.05.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The experience of the past 18 years shows that big fires in Azerbaijan, especially in its capital Baku, occur when someone wants to take something from someone.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Exiled journalist Afgan Mukhtarli reported that blogger Manaf Jalilzade who lives in Switzerland was attacked by three Azerbaijanis in front of his house. The attackers beat up Jalilzade as he entered the building. The assailants demanded that Jalilzade stop social media postings about the Azerbaijani government and first lady Mehriban...


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14.04.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “No matter what happens in the world, the expansion of the family government and family business remains the main priority of the Aliyev government.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Anvar Agamalizadeh, a 69-year-old teacher and member ADWP, was detained at a police station for four hours for expressing critical views against the Russian army and Putin during a rally of the party in front of the Russian embassy. After being summoned to the Surakhani Police Department, Agamalizadeh was fired from his job at the Surakhani...


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24.02.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The Baku regime should show whether it represents a sovereign and independent country, or an outpost for Moscow on the Caspian.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Journalist and LGBTQ+ activist Avaz Hafizli was brutally murdered by his cousin. The 24-year-old journalist was beheaded and his genitals amputated. The brutal murder shocked the activists and journalists and panicked the LGBTQ+ community in Azerbaijan.  The journalist's colleague Teymur Karimli said that Avaz had problems with his family and relatives because...


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20.01.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI       FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “With Schengen visa you can visit the EU multiple times a year but with Shusha visa you can visit Karabakh only once...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Sabail District Prosecutor's Office shared a statement arguing that "Tofig Yagublu tried to injure himself by throwing himself to the walls and beating his face with his hands, while in the police station." The statement was called absurd by the social media users and activists who accused the Prosecutor’s Office of insulting...


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02.12.2021  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Do you know why the police tie the detainees’ hands and eyes when they beat them? Because they are afraid. They are afraid that one day the time will come and they will pay for what they have done...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties.  On Wednesday, more than 40 people were detained during a rally in Fountain Square in Baku. The peaceful protestors were demanding the release of political prisoner Saleh Rustamli, who has been on a hunger strike for 25 days. Activist Ilkin Rustamzadeh, one of the organizers of the rally, and Ramiz...


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Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 29.11.2021 “I will not stop the hunger strike. I will leave this prison either alive or dead.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties.  It has already been more than three weeks since political prisoner Saleh Rustamli has been on hunger strike as a protest against his illegal imprisonment. As Rustamli’s health deteriorates more, the FB community’s reaction grows to demand his release. However, the authorities have not yet acted on releasing him. Head of APFP Ali Karimli wrote that as Rustamli’s hunger strike...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 29.07.2021 “…The state has long lost its seriousness as an institution in this country…” The FB community is concerned with the continued violation of the ceasefire, seeing the interests of Russia behind it, shares and comments on the Baku Statement of three states - Azerbaijan, Pakistan and Turkey, praises the reception of Tikhanovskaya by President Biden, discusses the conflict behind Turkey’s reaction to Allah Shukur Pashazade about the fatwa, follows the protests in Tabriz and Tehran, decries...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 29.07.2021 “…The state has long lost its seriousness as an institution in this country…” The FB community is concerned with the continued violation of the ceasefire, seeing the interests of Russia behind it, shares and comments on the Baku Statement of three states - Azerbaijan, Pakistan and Turkey, praises the reception of Tikhanovskaya by President Biden, discusses the conflict behind Turkey’s reaction to Allah Shukur Pashazade about the fatwa, follows the protests in Tabriz and Tehran, decries...


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  Center for National and International Studies   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...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 31.05.2021 “…. Ah, Azerbaijan! How many rebukes we have received, not to claim your rights, but only to say your name!” (M.E.Rasulzade) “ The FB community widely celebrates the national day of independence, in contrast with its passing almost unnoticed at the official level; expresses their concern with the tension on the state border and interprets this as a Russian-designed trap; follows closely the misunderstanding in relations with Turkey in regard to construction of the music school in Shusha;...


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