Press Review 09/23/15

Official newspapers publish Ilham Aliyev's greetings to the Azerbaijani people on the occasion of Gurban Bayram and report on his meeting with the Ambassador of Iran in connection with completion of his diplomatic mission in Baku.

Azadlyg writes that the Audit Chamber has started the audit of the Minister of Transport Ziya Mammadov, which is regarded as "the end of his career."

The condition of the arrested member of the PFPA, invalid of the Karabakh war Asif Yusifli has worsened.

The managers of Prison No 2, where the head of the Movement REAL Ilgar Mamedov is serving his sentence, forbid him to talk on the phone with his family.

US Representative David Kramer said at a conference in Warsaw that mass repressions against the civil society are perpetrated in Azerbaijan.

The theologian Taleh Bagirzade was summoned to the Ministry of National Security, where he was told that his speeches included anti-state statements. Bagirzade, in turn, said that his speeches were directed against the method of management, and not against the state.

The Asian Development Bank predicted another devaluation of the manat.

Express writes about the disgusting state of school textbooks.

In 2014, 106,000 citizens of Azerbaijan received patents for work in Russia.

Echo writes about the existence of 200 jewelry shops that manufacture low-quality products in Azerbaijan.

Bizim Yol writes that after the settlement of the drug prices by the government, many drugs have simply disappeared from pharmacies in Baku.

CoE Committee of Ministers on September 22-24 will consider the implementation of the decisions of the European Court on Azerbaijan. They will also touch upon the cases of Ali Insanov and Ilgar Mamedov.

Yeni Musavat: All the candidates for MPs from the party Musavat are obstructed the regions, said the head of the party Arif Hajili.

Experts say that 150-200 thousand people might lose their jobs next year.

There is stagnation in the automotive market of Azerbaijan, which began in February this year.