Press Review 08/28/13

The official pro-government newspaper published an order of Ilham Aliyev to increase pensions.

At the same time, officialdom continues a campaign of criticism of the National Council.

Azadlig

The newspaper reports the surveillance of the presidential candidate of the opposition Jamil Hasanli and possible provocation against him. In Saatly the authorities banned a meeting of the initiative group in support of Hasanli.

The columnist analyzes the tactics of the authorities to use agents infiltrating the National Council for the purpose of the collapse of this organization.

Human rights activist Rebecca Vincent publishes an article about the facts of persecution by the authorities in Azerbaijan of the Internet users and the freedom of expression on the eve of the presidential election.

 Express

The deputy chairman of the executive power in Bolnisi, Georgia, Azerbaijani by origin, was dismissed for poor knowledge of the Georgian language. In response, the local Azeri population held a protest action.

26 school leavers, who received gold medals, failed the entrance exams to universities. This is regarded as a scandal and a conflict between the Ministry of Education and the Commission on Student Admission,

Echo 

According to experts, 40% of the family budgets in the country is used for food.

 Bizim Yol

The CEC did not answer the appeal of the Islamic Party leader Movsum Samedov wishing to register as a presidential candidate.

Yeni Musavat

Authorities put an obstacle to activists in the country, collecting signatures in favor of the presidential candidate of the opposition Jamil Hasanli. Activists of Musavat pledged to support Hasanli to collect 21,000 signatures.

The newspaper publishes a scathing article about corruption in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where random people are recruited and appointed to embassies for large bribes. -0 -