Press Review 02/25/15

Official newspapers write about Ilham Aliyev's visit to Mingechevir, the text of his speech and the visit to the opening of a number of objects.

These newspapers also publish the presidential decree on awarding Prime Minister Arthur Rasizade the Order of Glory (Shohret).

Azadlig criticizes the support of reducing the rate of the manat by President Aliyev.

The Financial Times called the devaluation of the manat shameful fact. In this regard, the international rating agency Moody`s has warned that Azerbaijan's banking assets are at risk.

The newspaper writes about yesterday's hearing on the case of the human rights defender Rasul Jafarov and publishes anti-party statements from the former member of PFPA Razi Nurullayev.

Express publishes a stark warning by the President for the punishment of persons involved in setting artificially high prices.

The newspaper cites the opinion of experts, confirming the increase in prices of manufactured goods and the return of former drug prices.

Echo writes that to restore the gender balance for each birth in the family every second girl will be allocated a lump sum allowance of 10 thousand manat.

Bizim Yol publishes the statement of Ilham Aliyev in connection with the fall of the manat.

Yeni Musavat calls sensational the statement by the MM Speaker Oktay Asadov, who justified the depreciation of the manat with the probability of war.

The paper goes on to describe the torture of prisoners in Jail №14, protesting against the killing of a prisoner Elshad Babayev.

Experts comment on the ban on weddings and memorial services during the European Games.