FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 26.02.2020 FB users continue to discuss the reaction of the authorities to the assault on Jale Bayramova at the polling station, the course of recovery of the human rights defender Ogtay Gulaliyev, the commemoration of the events in Khojali town in Karabagh in 1992, the public rally organized by the government in Berlin on this occasion, the death of the opposition politician Isgandar Hamidov. Hikmet Hajizade compares case of Jale Bayramova, against whom police opened the case instead of doing it against the offender, who attacked her at the polling station with the case...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI                                                                                                                                                                          22.11.2019 FB users continue to share information about state of health of the human rights defender Oktay Gulaliyev, who was hit by a car and while in coma has been treated in Turkey. They share the appeal by Taleh Khasmammadov who informed that the family members have support for his treatment only for 17 days, and they...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The suppression of free media, along with the unjust imprisonment of respected political leaders on unfounded and ludicrous charges, serves not only to instill fear in the entire society but also to challenge the democratic world by expanding the regime's repressive measures…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Aziz Orujov, the imprisoned journalist, faces additional hardships as his brother, Anar Orujov, disclosed that the bank accounts of Aziz's wife and mother have been frozen, plunging them into a dire financial predicament. Anar Orujov expressed...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The National Council declares that it will continue its struggle against the anti-democratic and anti-human activities of Ilham Aliyev's government despite all of the difficulties, persecution, and pressures that come with it…” (Lack of ) Human Rights and Freedoms The National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) has released a statement regarding the escalating occurrences of torture in prison facilities. Instances of administrative violence and the mistreatment of inmates have once again surged in Azerbaijan. As per the most recent...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Citizens in Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan continued to endure the ruling elite's nepotism and cronyism.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties On May 23, a group of LGBTQ+ activists gathered to protest the arrest of transgender people who were detained a few days ago. On May 22, footage of a confrontation between three transgender people with the police in the Khatai district of Baku was spread on social media. In the footage, the transgender man is seen fighting with the police and then being detained. Azadlig newspaper reports that...


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