Press Review 26/11/13

Official and pro-government newspapers write about handing President Ilham Aliyev the award "Friend of Journalists" and publish changes to the Code of Administrative Violations. 

Azadlig writes that French journalists refused of gifts handed them in Baku. 

According to the head of the Popular Front Party Ali Kerimli, the monthly salary of 34% of the population is between 90 and 150 manat. 

Opposition parties, commenting on the message of Ilham Aliyev on dialogue with the opposition, called it "decorative and far from sincerity." 

For the activity on Facebook, an Abdul Abdulov was detained. He was taken to the Office for Combating Organized Crime, which warned Abdulov that "he is going too far." 

A known American journalist Amy Goodman is again on the agenda of the corruption scandal between Aliyev and Kozeny. 

Zerkalo  

The Presidential Administration department chief Novruz Mammadov offered the EU not signing the association agreement at the summit of the Eastern Partnership in Vilnius, but the conclusion of a "partnership" agreement. 

Express 

The head of the State Committee for Work with Diaspora Nazim Ibrahimov said that Moscow police abused with Azerbaijanis. 

The akhund of the mosque Meshedi Dadash Shahin Hasanli was called to DHS to testify in connection with the preparation of a terrorist act against this mosque. 

Bizim Yol writes that prosecutors banned leaving the country by the NGO staff Anar Mammadov, Bashir Suleymanli and Elnur Mammadov. 

Yeni Musavat writes that after the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius on 28-29 November Russia's attitude to Azerbaijan will change dramatically. 

The newspaper did not rule out the Russian factor in the recent series of fires, murders and bombings in the north-western region of Azerbaijan. 

The Baku Metro head Taghi Ahmedov argues that the subway will no longer sell newspapers and books, but journalists believe otherwise, although no specific guarantees have been given to them.