FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 18.06.2020 These days the incident on the Azerbaijan - Russia (Dagestan) borders is in the center of attention, along with failure of the national health system to deal with the peak of pandemic in the country, its connection with corruption, persecution of activists, social-economic policies of the government. Social networks are full of images of hundreds of Azerbaijanis stuck on the Russia- Azerbaijan border in Dagestan, lying on the ground with tied hands behind. The information that Azerbaijan will receive only 120-150 people of more than 600 who has been rough...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 15.06.2020  The FB users continue to discuss the events of last weekend in Yasamal, the surge of infected and problems in health system in connection with it, the pressure on activists, the corruption of bureaucrats, relations within the opposition camp, the official “Day of Revival”, the Karabagh issue. The police violence during the weekend 5-8 June remains one of the hottest topics on FB. Altay Geyushov  comments on the Yasamal events, that it revealed that the tactic- “ I do not see anything, do my own business, do not get involved in politics, hide quietly...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 07.05.2020  The top issues these days were the report of the Freedom House on Azerbaijan, the revealed fact of agreement of Azerbaijani government to the building of the bridge on the occupied territories by Armenia forces with the government of Iran, the state aid package for affected by pandemic, arrest by the State Security Service forces of the head of executive of Imishli region and other regions’ executives and state expenditures on support of its system, repressions, the situation in prisons and erosion of values and Soviet legacies. Public and political leaders...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 30.03.2020 The FB users share and comment on reaction of the government to coronavirus crisis, arrests and pressure on activists, the situation with students in quarantine in Nakhichevan, economic consequences of epidemics in the region and in the country, delay with decision on the aid package to the population, arrest of two more activists. The journalist Nurlan Libre reminds that few days ago it was reported  that the students who came from Turkey faced police violence in the quarantine place in Nakhichevan. The information which was posted by the activist Rustam...


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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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