Press Review 22/01/15

Official newspapers write about Ilham Aliyev's visit to Germany.

 

Azadlig writes about the protests during the meeting of Ilham Aliyev and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The German press quotes Merkel that the meeting with Aliyev was tense, "between us there are differences of opinion," said the Chancellor.

Azerbaijanis living in Derbent opposed the current mayor Imam Yaraliev and his team, demanding their resignation.

Lawyer Yalcin Imanov said that the imprisoned journalist Khadija Ismailova was placed in solitary confinement for an article published in the press.

The Prosecutor General's Office received a petition to investigate the rape of the convict Lamia Guliyeva, who gave birth in prison.

The debt of the population to banks owned by oligarchs is 11 billion manat.

Express writes that the population of Azerbaijan has exceeded 9.5 million and for every 1,000 men there are 1,011 women.

 

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Experts believe that one of the reasons for traffic jams and congestion in the capital are hundreds of thousands of taxis cruising around the city.

 

Bizim Yol writes that the accounts of the non-bank entity V Azercredit have been seized.

Demolition of houses in the former Soviet street has been suspended, although residents received AZN 1,800 per sq. meter. The newspaper said that there has been embezzling of funds.

 

Yeni Musavat writes that Sandy Island belonging to the businessman Hafiz Mammadov has been transferred to the head of the airline AZAL Jahangir Askerov.

Experts do not believe the real budget of the Oil Fund, accusing the official Baku of the embezzlement of stocks belonging to future generations.

The forthcoming PACE January session will discuss freedom of the press, including the prevailing situation in Azerbaijan in this sphere. -0--

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