Press Review 23/04/15

The official press publishes reports on Ilham Aliyev’s visit to the sports complex named after Heydar Aliyev after reconstruction.

Azadlig reports that prisoners of conscience  and political prisoners will start a 10-day hunger strike demanding their release.

Experts note the growth of the number of credit cards, which indicates the growth of citizens’ dependence on banks.

The paper considers mockery the report of the Prosecutor's Office for Fight against Corruption that in 10 years the government returned 200 million manat stolen by corrupt circles.

The son of the chief executive of the Sabail district Ilham Askerov made a fatal traffic accident.

Up to 2 thousand workers of the Land Committee cannot get their final salary in connection with the liquidation of the agency and intend to hold a protest.

Echo: About 100 thousand people who have taken loans from banks cannot return them. The total amount of debt to banks is 1.2 billion manat.

Novoye Vremya argues that Azerbaijan should not take part in the EU program Eastern Partnership.

Bizim Yol: Against the background of the general crisis the State Statistics Committee reported increase in GDP by 5.3% in Q1, while the population’s income increased by 5%.

This statement of the State Statistics Committee is evaluated as a mockery of common sense.