FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 18.10.2021 “The people of Azerbaijan suffer twice when oil-gas prices change: when it rises and falls on the world market... ” Governance, economy, corruption. The majority of FB users reacted to the increasing prices that were announced by the Tarif Council. Head of the National Council of Democratic Forces, professor Jamil Hasanli found the justification for the increased prices made by the Tariff Council ridiculous: The Tariff Council has again raised electricity and gas prices. But people should understand that these prices are raised by Ilham Aliyev, not the Tarif...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 14.10.2021 “I want to drown because I breathe in a country where people try to vindicate the rapist instead of standing with the girl who was raped at the age of 16. ” Governance, economy, corruption. FB community reacts to president Aliyev’s interview with Italian La Repubblica. In an interview to the Italian newspaper, Ilham Aliyev said in response to the question about the "Pandora Papers" that he had been president for eighteen years, and before that, he was a successful businessman. Responding to the accusations, Aliyev said that after becoming president,...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 11.10.2021 “Thirteen-year imprisonment neither can frighten me nor can it turn me away from my way.” Governance, economy, corruption. New appointees to the executives of city councils raise the question of their accountability and transparency in management. FB community debates whether the current state- the head of executive power in the cities is appointed by the president- can explain the root causes of the problems in the cities such as Baku. As a result of current law, the unchecked power is concentrated in the hands of the non-elected executive body that...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 07.10.2021 "She has been waiting for a year to kiss his "iron fist" What is Patriotism? Journalist in exile Sevinc Osmangizi shared a video in which a middle-aged woman is passionately telling president Aliyev that she has been dreaming of kissing his “iron fist” as a gesture to offer her endless gratitude and respect to the president for his victory in the war. The video ends with Aliyev refusing her to kiss his hands but instead hugging her. The footage caused mixed feelings among social media users, with the majority finding it shameful and disgraceful. While...


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