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Azerbaijan: PACE must demand freedom for political prisoners  

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Member organisations of the International Partnership Group for Azerbaijan (IPGA) are deeply concerned by the continued politically motivated imprisonment of persons in Azerbaijan for exercising their right to freedom of expression. The IPGA calls on the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to take immediate action to ensure the release of these persons and to hold Azerbaijan accountable for its obligations as a Member State. Although Azerbaijan is bound by the European Convention on Human Rights and international law to respect and protect the right to freedom of expression,...


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22.09.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Traitor is not the one who protests against the war; traitors are those who embezzle state funding, who plunder the country's wealth.” "Know the Traitor" campaign Pro-government journalists and politicians started a defamation campaign against the anti-war activists in Azerbaijan, calling them “traitors”. Last week, clashes broke out on the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia, resulting in hundreds of casualties on both sides. Many foreign politicians and organizations, as well as local activists, accused the Azerbaijani government...


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19.09.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Thinking that democracy is dangerous for the family rule, Ilham Aliyev pursued a policy against the interests of this country and took refuge in the Kremlin, which is the stronghold of authoritarianism, corruption and the enemies of democracy in the world.” “An apology video” by the martyr’s brother The Military Prosecutor's Office shared a statement saying that it was continuing the investigation into the video appeals of Ahmadov Sanan Fuad oglu, the brother of the martyr Sabuhi Ahmadov. Sanan Ahmadov shared a post on social networks...


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15.09.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “It is necessary to create the Caucasian Anti-War Block. Otherwise, we will soon become the epicenter of imperial conflict.” Tensions rise on the Armenia- Azerbaijan border On September 12, the ceasefire was again violated on the Azerbaijan-Armenia border. On Tuesday, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that 49 Armenian soldiers were killed during clashes on the border with Azerbaijan. At least 71 Azerbaijani soldiers were killed, according to the official statement released on Thursday. Both Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each...


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12.09.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “By arresting Zeynalli and Sadigov, the regime aims to silence online tv channels and activist YouTubers.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Lawyer Elchin Sadigov and head of “Khural TV” Internet television, journalist Avaz Zeynalli, were arrested on the charges of bribery. However, while the investigation of the criminal case against them was carried out in the Investigation Department of the General Prosecutor's Office, they were detained at the detention center of the State Security Service (SSS). The judge of Binagadi District...


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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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01.09.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Gorbachev remains in the memory of Azerbaijanis as the main perpetrator of the January massacre in Baku.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Former political prisoner Aziz Mamiyev said that “all those who criticize Aliyev's policy are unemployed.” Mamiyev wrote:  “They fired everyone. We struggle with financial difficulties. Our friends say they have to find a job that pays daily as there is no guarantee for long terms jobs. Because once the regime arrests them and puts them in jail, the work remains unfinished. There are friends...


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25.08.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties On August 22, activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev was stopped by police officers dressed in civilian clothes while walking on the street and was forcibly taken to the Baku City Police Department. Hajiyev was released after his critical posts on Facebook were deleted. Hajiyev previously said that he was openly threatened by the police if he kept criticizing the Minister of Internal Affairs Vilayat Eyvazov. After his complaints were ignored by the Ministry, Hajiyev submitted his application for renunciation...


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22.08.2022  

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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The reaction of the authorities and the public to the mass suicide of veterans is not adequate.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Aziz Mamiyev, an activist of the Musavat party, shared in his Facebook post that he was tortured while in detention. According to Mamiyev,  he was severely tortured after being detained by the police at the rally held in July demanding the opening of the land borders. Mamiyev shared one of the police officers’ photo who had tortured him.  Journalist Gulnara Rahimova, who witnessed the police brutality,...


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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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15.08.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Smart village” is not only a project of corruption but also serves to slow down the settlement in the territories freed from occupation and to reduce gas consumption.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Political prisoner, Agil Humbatov’s wife, was detained while she was making complaints at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Mrs Humbatova wanted to ask the minister Vilayat Eyvazov about the actions of the police officers investigating the criminal case against her husband. According to the lawyer Rufat Safarov, while...


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08.08.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “In the eyes of these brainwashed masses, the right of a flag is greater than the right of a person.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Anar Aliyev, a refugee in Germany who went to Baku to see his relatives, was arrested for drug abuse. Aliyev denied the allegation and said that the reason for his arrest is his participation in the rallies against the Azerbaijani government in Germany. Aliyev was granted refugee status in Germany for humanitarian reasons. His relatives said that drugs were added to his drink at the police...


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01.08.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The West that ignores democratic values and acts purely for their own interests, is a serious threat to everyone, to us, to their own citizens, and humanity as a whole.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Mutallim Oruj, who was arrested on trumped-up charges after being deported from Germany, said that Najaf Aburshu, the head of the investigation group of the Anti-Narcotics Department, and Guliyev Elman, the head of the department's chief operations, put drug in his pocket shortly before his arrest. Oruj told his lawyer...


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28.07.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Russia is interested in starting a new war between Azerbaijan and Armenia in order to divert international attention from Ukraine.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The investigation into the murder of journalist Avaz Hafizli has been concluded. At the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, the prosecutor requested ten years and six months of imprisonment for Hafizli’s cousin Amrulla Gulaliyev, who was accused of murder. The journalist’s brother considered the punishment requested by the prosecutor to be unnecessarily severe....


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25.07.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The current regime, with its authoritarian rule, pushed the country back at least 60 years.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Member of the Musavat Party Aziz Mamiyev, who was sentenced to 30 days of administrative arrest, was not allowed to meet his father. The union of independent lawyers Defense Line, shared a statement saying that they are extremely concerned that Mamiyev might have been tortured. His lawyer believes that the reason for Mamiyev's detention was his harsh criticism of the government’s repressive policy,...


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21.07.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The new gas deal and the agreement expected to be signed between the EU and Azerbaijan in the near future should not happen at the expanse of total disregard to the violation of human rights and freedoms and the repression of activists.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties On Wednesday, on the initiative of Tofig Yagublu, a member of the National Council Coordination Center, a protest rally was held in front of the Cabinet of Ministers with the demand to open land borders. The rally was destroyed by police violence. According...


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18.07.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Before the war and after the victory, the citizen of Azerbaijan was nobody in the eyes of the authorities and remains so.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Elzamin Salayev, the chairman of APCP Salyan District Branch, was sentenced to administrative detention for one month. Azadliq newspaper reports that Salayev started hunger strike (he refused even drink water) in protest against this illegal arrest and the non-fulfillment of his pre-arrest demands. Veteran Khayal Abbasov served in the Special Forces of the Internal...


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14.07.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “This hostile attitude is a planned and purposeful state policy aimed at veterans and will not change.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties On social networks, active Azerbaijanis criticize the government's policy regarding veterans. They write that the government does not provide sufficient allowances to the war participants and does not carry out the necessary psychological rehabilitation. After the war, about 50 suicide attempts were recorded among the veterans. Many social media users started protesting against the increasing...


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07.07.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “If the suicide of Karabakh veterans in this country no longer creates a public outrage and if it has become just a statistic, then we are all guilty.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Ilham Hasanov, a veteran of the Second Karabakh War, set himself on fire in front of the building of the Shamkir District Executive Authority as a sign of protest. He was hospitalized in serious condition. According to the doctors, the veteran admitted to the hospital has severe burn injuries. Hasanov was awarded the medal "for distinction...


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04.07.2022  

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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Moscow can make Baku submit to its will by threatening to create internal destabilization in Azerbaijan.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Niyamaddin Ahmadov, the former bodyguard of Ali Karimli, chairperson of the Popular Front Party, who was convicted and sentenced to 13 years in prison, was tortured in prison. Ahmadov’s family told that he was severely beaten by the prison guards. Ahmadov was subjected to severe torture previously during the investigation. Chairperson of APFP Ali Karimli said that those who ordered...


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