Press Review 07/03/15

Official newspapers write about the meeting between President Ilham Aliyev and the Pope.

Azerbaijan called a vile anti-Azerbaijani campaign the demands of international organizations to establish an independent judiciary, to ensure human rights, freedom of speech and assembly in Azerbaijan.

Azadlig

British and German newspapers write about the ongoing repression in Azerbaijan on the eve of the European Games. The newspaper calls it a mass attack of the European media on Aliyev.

The 17th police station detained Advisor to the Chairman of PFPA Mamed Ibrahim, accusing him of promoting the opposition rally on March 15. A few hours later he was released.

The head of the party Musavat Arif Hajili said that if political prisoners are not released by the Novruz holiday, the party will launch a campaign calling for a boycott of the European Games.

The central bank said the currency reserves of the country, compared to the same period last year, decreased by 24%to $ 11 billion.

In connection with the devaluation of the manat began a massive reduction in staff Baku Electronics and a number of other large companies.

Express writes about closing the program of ANS TV «Among the people."

The newspaper says that this is a result of the "war" between the channel and the National Television and Radio Council.

The newspaper reports the arrest of the editor of Asiya, Jafar Jafarov, who used blackmail to extort money from citizens.

Bizim Yol writes that the families of martyrs are planning to hold a new campaign in front of the Milli Majlis with the requirement to give them the insurance money.

The newspaper reports that bouquets of flowers rose in price before the 8th of March, so their price starts from 30 manat, and the starting price of gifts is 20 manat.

Yeni Musavat

SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev called "rumors" reports of subsidence under the new Olympic Stadium.

The newspaper writes about the demolition of the stadium, which was built by the former chief executive of the Shamkir district Aslan Aslanov. Aslanov requested compensation of 150 million manat, but it has not been paid.