FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 23.03.2020 The dominating topics these days are arrest of the opposition leader Tofig Yagublu and other activists, problems in the country emerging in relations to coronavirus, reaction of the government to the epidemy, arrest in Turkey of the businessman Mubariz Mansimov. Tofig Yagublu, before his arrest wrote on his timeline: “Ilham Aliyev in his congratulatory Novruz Holiday speech mentioned coronavirus and warned the opposition. He should have in fact openly stated that this virus was spread by the 5th column the opposition and because of that the opposition should...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 19.03.2020 The dominating topics in social networks continue to be coronavirus and responses to it internationally and within the country, the fall of the oil price to 28 dollars, arrest in Turkey of the Azerbaijani businessman Mubariz Mansimov, police violence against protesters in front of the Embassy of Turkey in his defence, release of the political prisoner and investigative journalist , who was hijacked by security forces from Georgia in 2018, Afghan Mukhtarli and transfer him to Germany,  official and public reaction to the feminist rally on the 8th March, reaction...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 16.03.2020 FB users discuss and share situation with banks, prices and currency, oil price, arrest and torture of Fuad Ismayilov, the obstacles by Baku for the return home of the Azerbaijani students studying abroad, the corruption in the response to the coronavirus situation, the measures suggested by various opposition forces to deter the spread of the virus in the country. Ali Kerimli of the PFP attracts attention that while in the whole world the decline of the oil price lead to the decline of the price on gasoline, in Azerbaijan it does not take place. “ Why are not they...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 13.03.2020 FB users continue to discuss the 8 March Rally, the controversial slogan and its reaction by the public, attempt of suicide by the poster’s holder at the rally Aysel Alekberzade, reaction to it by the authorities, statements and new appointments by the president Aliyev, decline of the world oil price, opening session of the parliament of the new convocation, the crisis with foreign currency in the banks. Khadija Ismayil reports that from blaming for the controversial poster at the rally of the woman participant people moved on to blaming the organizers....


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 09.03.2020 The dominating topics these days are frequent reporst about victims died from Armenian snipers on the front line, coronavirus and its effects on Azerbaijan, the women’s status and situation in the country, the feminists rally on the 8th March and its dispersal by the police, post-election investigations, the world price of oil, Russia-Turkey relations and Syria, the US government award  Courageous Woman, won by the lawyer Shahla Humbatova. Ali Kerimli reports about the Azerbaijani soldier Garayev Eltun Elman oglu death from the Armenian sniper Activists...


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