FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Local and international environmental organizations should take a stand against Russia's use of the Caspian Sea for military purposes in order to protect the ecology and biological resources of the Caspian Sea and demand compensation from Russia.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The chairman of the Muslim Union Movement, Taleh Baghirzade, is said to have stopped a hunger strike in Gobustan prison. Baghirzade had been on a hunger strike since June 3 to protest the police officers who allegedly insulted God. Meanwhile, a rally...


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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Heydar Aliyev’s return to power is not a day of salvation for our people but a day of defeat of the republic, people's government, republican values, and restoration of family power.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties French police have arrested two people accused of attempting to kill blogger Mahammad Mirzali. One of those arrested was an Azerbaijani citizen and the other a Moldovan of Turkish origin. Police found a machine gun, Mirzali’s photos, and instructions to his home address in their car. The Nantes court sentenced...


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      FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Those who were looking for the 5th column in Azerbaijan were the 5th column of Russia in our country.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties Lawyer Rufat Safarov reports that seven street sweepers in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic were detained for 15 days after complaining about the work conditions. Safarov added that considering the previous cases, the sweepers are more likely to be tortured while in detention. Meydan TV reports that a trans woman Aydan Pashayeva has been in the intensive care unit of Central Hospital...


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    FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “In order to survive and succeed under a dictatorship or authoritarianism, people must lie, join the general flow of flattery, turn a blind eye to injustice, give up their rights, and surrender to fear...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Liberties The participants of the rally "Freedom for Saleh Rustamli!" held on December 1 in Fountain Square who were arrested have been recently released. However,  Ilham Huseyn, one of the five people arrested during the rally, is still in jail. According to the head of APFP Ali Karimli, the regime demonstrates...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI 08.11.2021 “The military victory was achieved at the expense of the lives and health of such brave and professional army men. Leaving our veterans in such a helpless situation is ungrateful and an injustice that neither God nor people will accept.” Governance, economy, corruption, transparency Azadlig Newspaper reports that social protection expenditures have been reduced, and money allocated to law enforcement agencies has been increased. Expenditures in the state budget for social welfare in 2022 are 3.4% less than this year. In next year's budget, these expenditures...


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