Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 19.07.2021 “…The spies of the regime are in our telephone. Without our knowledge. Step by step. Every minute. With us.” The FB users express a high level of concern at the systematic violation of the ceasefire by the Armenian party, predicting the possibility of a new war, an anti-terror operation or Russia-Turkey clashes, and are shocked by the sensational investigation of the OCCRP of the Pegasus spyware used by authorities to monitor telephones of activists and journalists. They celebrate the 32nd...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “It appears as though the children of this nation sacrificed their lives so that those who dispatched them to death could effortlessly capitalize on the liberated lands at the expense of these young lives…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Jailed activist Ulvi Hasanli was denied access to his legal representation, as reported by his attorney Zibeyda Sadigov. Furthermore, attempts to send books to Hasanli were rejected. Hasanli voiced his grievances in a meeting with Ombudsman representatives, who acknowledged the situation. Those implicated in the "Abzas...


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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Almost every day, while more than half of the population live below the poverty line, there is news about a new corruption scandal, money laundering, and long lists of illegal properties of the oligarchs and officials.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Head of APFP Ali Karimli argued that the government is preparing for the next wave of repressions and crackdown. Karimli wrote: They are preparing to crack down on people who do not break the law and don’t have any intention to go beyond the peaceful demonstrations. I officially...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “In order to survive and succeed under a dictatorship or authoritarianism, people must lie, join the general flow of flattery, turn a blind eye to injustice, give up their rights, and surrender to fear...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The participants of the rally "Freedom for Saleh Rustamli!" held on December 1 in Fountain Square who were arrested have been recently released. However,  Ilham Huseyn, one of the five people arrested during the rally, is still in jail. According to the head of APFP Ali Karimli, the regime demonstrates...


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Center for National and International Studies   FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 11.11.2021 “If before the war there was one occupier, now after the war there are two occupying forces.” Celebrations in Baku. Who is the real winner? The Assessments of the outcome of the war. The situation of war veterans.  This week marks the first anniversary of the Second Karabakh War, which resulted in bringing the vast majority of the region under the control of Azerbaijan with a death toll of over five thousand and thousands of injured people. While Baku residents celebrated Victory Day on the streets...


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