FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 28.06.2021 “…Fines increase, fees increase, prices increase… Only the people’s prosperity does not…” The FB community continues to express dissatisfaction with visible elements of corruption within the political system, drawing comparisons with the democratic policies of Georgia, and more favourable historic steps in Azerbaijan’s past.  Users repudiate the new proposal of 500 manat in court fines, welcome discussion of the Ter-ter case in PACE, celebrate National Army Day and the birthday of human rights defender Ogtay Gulaliyev, continue to discuss elections...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 23.01.2020 The dominating topic of social network was commemoration of the 30 anniversary of the  “ Black January”- the entrance of the Soviet troops on the 20th January 1990, the arrest and torture of the activist Alizamin Salayev,  election campaign, social economic issues in the country, state of human rights and freedoms. Isa Gambar of Musavat party posted on his timeline: “ 30 years ago on the night of 20th January the bolshevik empire and its agents in the republic has committed unforgivable bloody crime. Hundreds of people were killed or injured. It was both...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI                                                                                                                                                                          20.11.2019 FB users actively discuss and share the information about mass protests in Iran as a reaction to the significant increase of the gasoline prices resulted in casualties on the side of protesters. Some of the photos initially were shared under the mistaken title: “Azerbaijanis in Iran struggle for independence”....


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI                                                                                                                                                                          16.11.2019 Gubad Ibadoglu comments on the discussions of budget in the Parliament, saying that MP Vahid Ahmedov as usual is one of the few who tells the truth. He quotes him as stating, that some tenders are not conducted in transparent manner, that there should be a serious control in this area, especially control in the part...


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We, the members of the National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum of Azerbaijan condemn the verdict by the Lankaran District Court against Yadigar Sadigov, the adviser to the head of Musavat Party. Sadigov has been sentenced to six years in prison and the verdict is the result of the lack of an independent judiciary in Azerbaijan. The presidential elections year of 2013 has made the human rights picture in the country darker. The number of the political prisoners has again exceeded one hundred persons. Hooliganism, drag and weapon possession has made the list of trumped-up...


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