FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “A group of villaagers asks the president to help them to get their money back. This is the clearest example of the country becoming the property of one person. It is an indication of the absence of the institutions of the state, or rather, the fact that one person is the state…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Lawyer Zaur Mammadov tragically took his own life through self-immolation in front of the Bar Association, and despite efforts, his life could not be saved. The incident underscores a connection between Zaur Mammadov's suicide and the challenges,...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Azerbaijani public is growing quieter and more submissive as the regime strengthens its grip…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Orkhan Hajili, the son of Musavat Party leader Arif Hajili, has been detained. Hajili’s arrest is connected to a car accident. The accident occurred 20 days ago, and there were no reported injuries in either of the vehicles involved. However, 20 days after the incident, a victim has surfaced, claiming to have been harmed in the accident. A video recording of the traffic incident was circulated on social media, and Mr. Arif...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI “One of the most important responses to the groundless "ethnic cleansing" accusations made by the Armenians should be to urgently enhance the human rights records of the country…” (Lack of ) Human Rights and Freedoms Labor rights activist Afiaddin Mammadov, who was arrested on trumped-up assault charges, refuted the accusations against him. He stated, "I am innocent of this crime. In fact, the other person assaulted me so severely that two days after my arrest and imprisonment, I had a nosebleed. I founded the Workers' Table Trade Union, with my primary responsibility...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   "Ilham Aliyev's support for Russia's imperial policy at a time when even Russia's closest allies are distancing themselves from it is illogical and can only be explained by a desire to strengthen solidarity among authoritarian regimes and slow down the global democratic changes that await the region." (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Member of Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) Salyan branch Zaur Ahmadov was detained by two civilian police officers. Azadliq newspaper reports that Ahmadov was taken to an unknown destination, and only...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The current activities of Western institutions and the diplomatic corps serve to discredit the West in Azerbaijan...”                                                         (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Elvin Mustafayev (Atilla Khan), a critic of the government on social media, was arrested for 25 days on charges of resisting the police. Activists and opposition leaders called Mustafayev’s arrest politically motivated. The Chairperson of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP) Ali Karimli commented...


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