Press Review 25.07.14

Official newspapers write about Ilham Aliyev’s visiting the Olympic Stadium under construction. These newspapers write  about the elimination  of district departments of education, and creation on their basis a regional offices.

"Azadlig" writes that the Western media  remind the  authoritarian government of Azerbaijan  due to the  conducting the first European  Games in Baku.

The resistance to repression at the Institute of Peace and Democracy announced the boycott a campaign  to European games due to violation of human rights in Azerbaijan.

Entrepreneurs held a rally in front of the Customs Committee in protest against the arbitrariness in the customs system.

Representatives of the UN office to combat drugs and crime are in Baku  due to  the fact  of transportation three tons of drugs through Georgia.

The report of the UN Human Development Index noted that in Azerbaijan education is  effective only  by 50%, and health care  by  34%.

In Azerbaijan, 2,138,000 people have debts to banks. Experts believe that this is evidence of severe social situation.

"Express"

According to the UN Human Development Index, Azerbaijan  ranks  76^th among 187 countries.

Project cost of  Masalli-Shorsulu, length 63 km., is  $625 million. Thus, 1 km of road costs $ 10 million.

"Yeni Musavat" writes that heroin  valued at 170 million manat was transported  through the cargo point LLC "Azerjanub", which at one time belonged to the deputy Javanshir Pashazade.

Pressure is put on the arrested on blogger Omar Mamedov, for making him sign a  petition for clemency.

Head of the Karabakh Azeri community buys villa at 4.5 million manat, previously the villa belonged to the former owner of ATV  channel, Tagi Ibragimov.