Official press reports on the visit of the President to China, covers chronicle of PACE deputies’ visit to Azerbaijan, and meeting of the Standing Committee of PACE in the parliament. Amendments to the unified budget classification, as well as a number of legislative acts have been approved. A number of appointments to government posts were made.
"Azadlig" writes about a new round of tensions between the White House and the administration of President Ilham Aliyev. At yesterday's meeting PACE members of the Standing Committee in Baku demanded freedom for prisoners of conscience and democratic reforms during the presidency of Azerbaijan in the Committee of Ministers. No news came from 50 pilgrims who left Nardaran for Islamic shrines in the city of Mashhad (Iran.) The health of the entrepreneur Elshad Mammadov, who sewed his mouth in protest against the tyranny of Ibrahim Negramli, the president of the corporation "Avesta", deteriorated.
"Express" quoted the head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ramiz Mehdiyev who spoke about inappropriate "governorate" of the U.S. ambassador to Baku, Richard Morningstar and U.S. intervention in the affairs of post-Soviet states.
The number of maternal and child deaths during childbirth is not lessen.
Truck in the recreation center "Garden of Eden" in Baku with students and teachers of Baku Oxford School overturned ; one girl died, and a teacher and several students were hospitalized.
"Bizim Yol" writes about the list of 28 prisoners to be pardon .
Police broke up a meeting of disgruntled owners in Binagadi district of Baku, the houses were destroyed.
Dissatisfaction of the Azerbaijani authorities with official Washington is associated with an inability to protect the political changes in Ukraine - U.S. showed helplessness in opposition to Russian actions in the Crimea, and in the eastern regions of the country. Ilham Aliyev's administration chooses the strong - in this case, it is Putin, experts say .
Legal experts say that the proposed changes to Article 18 of the Law of Azerbaijan Republic "On Citizenship of the Republic of Azerbaijan " are unconstitutional if the reason for deprivation of citizenship is considered " the citizen behavior , causing serious damage to the national security ." Other alleged grounds for deprivation of citizenship is also questionable from the standpoint of international law.
"Yeni Musavat" writes about search of the father's house of the columnist of "Mirror", Mirkadirov Rauf , accused of spying for Armenia.
USA - new opposition political power in Azerbaijan.
Human rights activists held a press conference about the persecution of the head of the Women's Crisis Center, Matanat Azizova, who is on a business trip abroad and is a witness in the case of Rauf Mirkadirov .
In Georgia, 27 Azerbaijani villages were face the problem of relocation.
Experts require deprive AzAL Company a monopoly on the sale page.
Head of the State Student Admission Commission has criticized the outcome of the exams for high school graduates.
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One more child, who was injured in a road accident in Imishli region on 18 January, died in Baku hospital. Despite the efforts of doctors, the life of the minor born in 2015 could not be saved.
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Opposition members detained for critical social media posts were released on the same day, with no reports of mistreatment by authorities, Musavat Party deputy chairman Mustafa Hajibeyli told Turan news agency.
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On January 14, border guards at the "Goradiz" border post intercepted an attempt to smuggle over 37 kg of marijuana from Iran.
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It will be cloudy in the capital on 22 January. Rain is possible in some places by evening. Fog in the morning and evening. Wind is south-eastern. Air temperature is +3+5 at night and +8+10 during the day. Humidity is 70-80%.
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