FB Digest@VoxPOPULI “One of the most important responses to the groundless "ethnic cleansing" accusations made by the Armenians should be to urgently enhance the human rights records of the country…” (Lack of ) Human Rights and Freedoms Labor rights activist Afiaddin Mammadov, who was arrested on trumped-up assault charges, refuted the accusations against him. He stated, "I am innocent of this crime. In fact, the other person assaulted me so severely that two days after my arrest and imprisonment, I had a nosebleed. I founded the Workers' Table Trade Union, with my primary responsibility...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI “Over 70,000 Armenians, which amounts to more than half of the population in Nagorno Karabakh, have fled…” (Lack of ) Human Rights and Freedoms Agil Hummetov, a member of the Khazar District Branch of the APFP, had been on a hunger strike for 16 days while incarcerated in the Penitentiary Institute. He started a hunger strike to demand a resolution of the financial problems his family suffering from. Today, during a meeting with his lawyer, Fakhraddin Mehdiyev, he was informed of a request from his party colleagues to halt the hunger strike. Taking this request...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI “Given the substantial number of prisoners subjected to torture and the conditions of their detention, activists and human rights advocates are expressing concerns about the well-being of incarcerated activists…” (Lack of ) Human Rights and Freedoms Fazail Aliyev, a member of the Gazakh District Branch of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), along with his son, was apprehended by the Gazakh District Police Department. Following a one-day detention, his son, Farid Aliyev, received a 30-day administrative detention sentence and he a 200 manats fine, after...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The arrest of activists continued in Baku during the military operation in Karabakh…” (Lack of ) Human Rights and Freedoms The arrests of activists occurred at a time when the Azerbaijani government had asserted its commitment to safeguarding the rights and security of Armenians residing in Karabakh. In the past 24 hours, five members of the civil society have been stripped of their freedom, with two of them facing criminal charges while three others are subject to administrative arrests. During the military operation in Karabakh,...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “I personally handed over 20 million manats to Najmaddin Sadigov. I was only carrying out the orders I had been given…” (Lack of ) Human Rights and Freedoms The State Department, along with senators, has issued an appeal for the prompt release of Gubad Ibadoglu. Responding to inquiries from Turan during a routine press briefing, Matthew Miller, a representative from the State Department, reiterated their ongoing concern regarding Ibadoglu's arrest and detention, emphasizing their urgent request for his immediate release. Furthermore,...


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