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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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “It is neither a coincidence nor a sign of good intentions that Russia grew interested in Azerbaijan.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Elshan Abbasov, a member of the Muslim Union Movement who was arrested on trumped-up charges, is held in an overcrowded prison in Kurdakhani. The prison barrack where Abbasov serves his sentence has only eight beds, but at the moment, there are 16 prisoners sharing the same barrack. Journalist Afgan Muktarli reports that Abbasov is not allowed to meet with family members. Another prisoner,...


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  Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 03.06.2021 “…We have risked our lives, but you have taken away our rights…” The FB community continues to express its concern over the many disturbing anomalies being faced in the political and economic arena. A major worry permeating society is the tension on the state borders with Armenia and the growing probability of a new war. FB users discuss relations with Turkey, together with opposition and civil activities in terms of their extension from official to public levels; denounce significant...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 03.06.2021 “…We have risked our lives, but you have taken away our rights…” The FB community continues to express its concern over the many disturbing anomalies being faced in the political and economic arena. A major worry permeating society is the tension on the state borders with Armenia and the growing probability of a new war. FB users discuss relations with Turkey, together with opposition and civil activities in terms of their extension from official to public levels; denounce significant social contrasts in the country and  dramas unaddressed by the state...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “This family’s greed knows no bounds. Everything must belong to them. From oil to gas, from gas to cotton, from cotton to hazelnuts—they never had enough. From gold mines to sand quarries, from technoparks to agro parks, from flower plantations to sunflower fields—everything is theirs.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms The trial of Fazil Gasimov, a doctoral student from Istanbul University, continued at the Baku Serious Crimes Court, presided over by Judge Mahira Karimova. A preparatory hearing for Gasimov's case had taken place a month ago, during...


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