FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “In the past 6 months, up to 20 journalists and civil society activists in Azerbaijan have been detained on various charges, primarily on charges of "smuggling." Local and international human rights organizations have declared that these detentions are carried out on political orders...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Azadlig newspaper shared the anxieties expressed by a veteran's mother. Nargiz Mammadova, a displaced individual from Aghdam district, is deeply concerned about her son, Eljan Gadir oghlu Mehdiyev. She reveals that her son has served in the military...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Whenever corruption or the laundering of illicit funds is investigated worldwide, the corrupt activities of the Azerbaijani government and ruling family come to light...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms The National Council of Democratic Forces submitted a request to the Baku City Executive Authority to organize a rally on May 19. Previously, the executive authority had denied the National Council's requests for rallies on April 21 and May 5. According to opposition leader  Ali Karimli's statement to Meydan TV, the primary aim of the National Council's...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “We urge the United Nations and Council of Europe bodies, as well as the European Union institutions and all like-minded states to use the momentum created by COP29 in Baku to raise the issue of growing numbers of political prisoners with Azerbaijani authorities on all bilateral and multilateral platforms and request to put an end to the persecution of critical voices...” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Anar Mammadli, the head of the Center for Monitoring Elections and Teaching Democracy (SMDT), faces charges under Article 206.3.2 of Azerbaijan's Criminal...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “Opposition members were generally more likely than other citizens to experience official harassment and arbitrary arrest and detention. Members of opposition political parties continued to be arrested, convicted, and sentenced to administrative detention after making social media posts critical of the government or participating in peaceful rallies.” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms The head of the "Majlis.info" platform, Imran Aliyev, has once again been subjected to torture after revealing that he was given electric shocks while in detention. This...


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FB Digest@VoxPOPULI   “There is no compelling rationale or justification for the government to reject the opposition's rally. Rejecting it would signify an admission of weakness, representing a moral and political failure of the government…” (Lack of) Human Rights and Freedoms Summoning of journalists to the police has resumed, indicating a potential for new arrests. On April 17, journalist Mina Alyarli was called to appear at the Baku City Main Police Department at 4:00 PM. The head investigator of the Serious Crimes Investigation Department, Togrul Huseynov, contacted Alyarli...


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