FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 15.11.2021 “In a country where people like Siyavush, Elmar Nasirov, Fikrat Mammadov, Kamaladdin Heydarov rule, people like Chingiz Abdullayev and Anar will be considered intellectuals.” Post War Situation. Problems of veterans and families of the martyrs. Azadlig Newspaper shared the story of Senior Lieutenant Damirov Yusif Elshad oghlu, a resident of the Sabirabad region, who was seriously wounded during the Second Karabakh War. As a result of his injuries, Damirov’s one finger was amputated, he suffered a severe brain injury and other minor injuries. However,...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The system is built in such a way that Ilham Aliyev personally controls all the wealth of this country, and not a single manat can be withdrawn without his permission…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Journalist Hebib Muntazir reports that the employees of the Yasamal District prevented war veteran Vugar Azizov, from selling fruits and vegetables in front of his kiosk in Yeni Yasamal district. They told Azizov that the goods he sold blocked the pavement, to which Azizov responded that the small business was his only source of income....


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    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   “Calling on the British embassy in Azerbaijan to refute its statement and admit its mistake, the Ministry of Internal Affairs proved at the international level that there is a police regime in Azerbaijan.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties In Azerbaijan, from May 18 to June 18 has been officially declared "Human Rights Month". According to the authorities, “whose rights have been violated should be resolved within this period.” However, the government’s announcement has been found ironic, especially in the light of recent...


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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Erdogan is exaggerating Ilham Aliyev's closeness to Putin as a mediator, sending a message to the West that "you should look at his regime through the prism of geopolitics and security, not in the context of human rights and democracy.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Political prisoner Niyamaddin Ahmadov, who is on a hunger strike, was subjected to torture, according to his family. Ahmadov’s father, Arif Ahmadov told Azadlig newspaper that in a brief telephone conversation with his father, Niyamaddin Ahmadov said that...


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