Press Review 05/07/17

The growth of exports, violation of the right of convicts to meetings, and ways out of the economic crisis are the leading topics of today's press.

The Azerbaijan writes about the rapid growth of exports. According to statistics, for five months of this year, exports amounted to 550 million dollars, and the export operations involved 1,021 companies.

The Echo published an article titled Workers in Azerbaijan to Pay for Unemployed.

The other day the parliament passed the law On Compulsory Insurance against Unemployment. According to the law, the main principles of insurance will be mandatory, legal equality of insurance subjects against unemployment, differentiation of insurance payments depending on length of service and duration of unemployment. The author analyzes and comments on the law.

The Yeni Musavat writes about the violation of the right of prisoners to meetings with relatives. In particular, we are talking about the arrested journalist Aziz Orujov, who has been prevented from seeing his family for more than a month.

His sick mother, whose condition is worsening, cannot see her son. The author also writes about the conditions of detention; the cells have no fans installed, despite the heat.

The Novoye Vremya continues to write about the dependence of the economy on oil, publishing an interview of the expert Sabit Baghirov with the news agency Turan.