FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “EU should stand to its values and demand the immediate release of the political prisoner #freeSalehRustamov...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties “The Azerbaijani authorities are continuing their crackdown on political opposition, and heavy-handed approach in response to peaceful protests, in violation of the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly,” said Amnesty International in a statement reacting to the recent police brutality during the rallies in Baku. Several people, including opposition leader Tofig Yagublu...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Not only the opposition in Azerbaijan but also those who oppose the Azerbaijani government around the world risk losing their livelihoods...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The US State Department and the Council of Europe's co-rapporteurs on Azerbaijan called on the authorities to release Saleh Rustamli immediately. On Saturday, a group of APFP activists held a rally in the city center demanding the release of Saleh Rustamli. Police violently destroyed the rally. Nineteen protesters (13 of them are members of the PPFA) and human...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The ruling family and their close circle have unofficially become the richest people in the world, and the rest of the people do not turn on the air conditioner in summer or the heater in winter so that they could save money for food...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Political Prisoner Saleh Rustamli's condition has deteriorated sharply as he has reached 34th of hunger strike. Family members reported that Rustamli (58) was taken under special care at the Medical Center within the prison. Head of PFP Ali Karimli said that meanwhile,...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “The authorities have been trying to instill fear in the people […], and by doing so, they want to say that they don’t have any values and there is nothing for them to be afraid of...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties A veteran of the First Karabakh war, Saleh Rustamli is on hunger strike for a month, and the authorities have yet to decide on his release. Activist Agil Layij reports that together with lawyers Behruz Bayramov, Yalchin Imanov, and Tural Agayev, they have prepared an application for Saleh Rustamov (Rustamli), who has been...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Do you know why the police tie the detainees’ hands and eyes when they beat them? Because they are afraid. They are afraid that one day the time will come and they will pay for what they have done...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties.  On Wednesday, more than 40 people were detained during a rally in Fountain Square in Baku. The peaceful protestors were demanding the release of political prisoner Saleh Rustamli, who has been on a hunger strike for 25 days. Activist Ilkin Rustamzadeh, one of the organizers of the rally, and Ramiz...


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