Press Review 22.08.13

The official pro-government newspapers published the order by the head of state to increase the salary of employees of budget organizations by 10 percent and the allocation of AZN 2 million for social development of the Gakh district.

The same newspapers continue to publish defamatory material on the National Council.

Azadlig

The representative of the Human Rights House, Florian Iriminger, made a statement that the elections in Azerbaijan will be rigged.

Experts believe that the increase in public sector wages by 10% will cause a rise in price of consumer goods.

On charges of drug smuggling, the authorities arrested Orkhan Ghaziyev, nephew of the former Defense Minister Rahim Ghaziev, as he was returning from Iran.

For the current year, road accidents have killed 636 people in Azerbaijan.

Express

515 employers were fined for violation of sanitary and epidemiologic rules.

Novoye Vremya believes that the Goranboy protest of refugees from Kalbajar was a clear demonstration that Azerbaijan has returned to feudalism.

Bizim Yol

Representatives of civil society argue that more than 900 Azerbaijanis are in captivity.

Yeni Musavat also replied to the rallies of IDPs from Kalbajar in Goranboy. During the event, the participants pelted police with stones. The cause of the action relates to the problem of electricity and land faced by the IDPs. However, the leadership of the district denies the reasons for this action.

The paper also highlights the issue of a single candidate from the National Council, arguing that the time has been lost.