Press Review for 1/16/13

Officials and pro-government newspapers write about the Cabinet meeting chaired by President Ilham Aliyev on 2012 results.

The newspaper Yeni Azerbaijan continues to report on the Musavat party lead incident on January 13 in Lankaran, calling it a "martyrs' families protest."

 The same newspaper continues to publish articles against Rustam Ibraghimbekov, Gultekin Hajibeyli and Eldar Namazov.

Azadlig

Professor and historian Jamil Hasanl, said he wants to pay a fine for one of the protesters at the 12 January rally. It is well known, the youth activists were appointed high fines of 300-600 manat.

Taxes filed in a criminal case against the Union of Cinematographers, whose head is Rustam Ibraghimbekov. 

The total amount of fines imposed on the protesters of 12 January, is 10,500 manat. This amount is equal to the insurance the government should pay the family of the deceased, Jeyhu Gubadov.

Official Tehran tightened the ban on signs, written in Azeri.

Zerkalo 

In Gusar, believers are forced to shave their beards and close mosques. This concerns mainly the Wahhabis.

Express

The campaign to raise money to pay the fines imposed on protesters of January 12, was called by the head of a parliamentary committee Ali Huseynov, a respectful attitude of the youth to law.

Echo

In Baku, the cheapest new apartments go for 400-500 manats per 1 sq. meter. Local experts believe in 2013, the demand for apartments will remain the same.

Yeni Musavat

One of the leaders that attacked the Musavat party motorcade in Lankaran on January 13, was a member of the ruling party Heybar Hosrov, whose son is a thief, and burglar.

Work on the construction of eight water reservoirs in Balakhany has stopped. According to some reports, the funds allocated for the construction were simply stolen.