Press Review 30/12/14

Official newspapers write about Ilham Aliyev's visit to the administrative building of the State Oil Fund, as well as publish a decree on pardon and awarding the Order Shohrat to the Speaker of the Parliament Oktay Asadov.

Azadlig writes that the price of gold, alcohol and cars will rise in 2015. Thus, the authorities want to offset losses from the fall in oil prices.

Located in Nakhchivan, the arrested activist of PFPA Khijran Gasimov demanded an independent counsel for his defense, which is not in Nakhchivan.

The New York Times called the pressure on the radio Azadlig fear of official Baku of a possible revolution.

Chairman of the youth organization of the PFPA Sabirabad branch Etibar Fatiyev has been arrested for 30 days.

January 12 critical hearings were held in Washington DC in connection with the violation of human rights in Azerbaijan.

Relatives of prisoners in Jail №14 cannot meet them and say that after the rebellion in the jail the prisoners are being tortured.

Express called the presidential decree of pardon a "holiday."

Yeni Musavat

Political prisoners - Musavatist brothers Faraj and Siraj Kerimli complain that they are not allowed newspapers.

The new mosque Heydar is not transferred to the Office of Caucasian Muslims. The newspaper said it is a blow to Sheikh Pashazadeh.

ITAR-TASS gave information about the visit to Baku of the Kremlin curator for the CIS Dmitry Rogozin. However official Baku did not disclose this.

A Khudat resident Nadir Alihanov who fought in Syria as member of LIH has been arrested.