Official newspapers report Ilham Aliyev meetings at the Davos Forum and continue to blame the intelligentsia, the Public Chamber and the human rights activist Leila Yunus.
Azadlig reports on the unrest in Ismayilli.
The paper considers the failure to approve the Strasser report by PACE as a "black day" for political prisoners in Azerbaijan.
Zerkalo, referring to the tightening of the definition of a long-term legal status for the Caspian Sea, said that the issue remains at zero.
Express: The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia has finally closed the question of the Gabala radar station because of the reluctance of Azerbaijan to make concessions in the rent matter.
Echo notes that in 2012 the inhabitants of Azerbaijan spent $650 million on the purchase of cars. The share of Russian cars in the car market fell by 50%.
Bizim Yol sees the turmoil in Ismayilli as a popular uprising.
The lawyer Fuad Agayev believes that because of the active citizenship of the screenwriter Rustam Ibragimbekov the government inflicted damage at 1 million manats to him.
Yeni Musavat also describes the events in Ismayilli as popular uprising.
On the eve of the trip by the Musavat leader Isa Gambar to Lankaran on January 27, “letters of protest” were received from some "district intellectuals". Gambar regards it as preparations for a next provocation against him.
The paper considers the protests of the last 20 days, as the arrival of the "Arab Spring" in Azerbaijan. However, the director of the Bina Mall Kabira Mamedova threatens the merchants and requires them to pay inflated rents. -0 –
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The Rome Institute of European Design (IED) has granted a full tuition waiver to Azerin Gasymly, a third-year student and daughter of Azerbaijani political activist Azer Gasymly, who is currently detained on charges of extortion. The institute’s decision follows an appeal from Gasymly’s family, citing financial hardship due to her father's imprisonment, which they claim is politically motivated.
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Over the past 24 hours, the streets of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina have been flooded due to heavy rains. The floods washed away roads and vehicles. Many other towns in Saudi Arabia have also been affected by the flooding. At the same time, a powerful earthquake struck Tibet, with the latest reports indicating that more than 100 people have been killed.
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It has been reported that the number of infant deaths in Azerbaijan is on the rise. While the official statistics for the previous year have yet to be disclosed, the number of infants who died before reaching one year of age reached 2,039 in 2023. This figure is 2.1 times higher compared to 2022. Among every 1,000 live births, 18.1 infants (or 1.8%) died before their first birthday.
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On January 8 in Baku and Absheron there will be rains, in some places intense. Precipitation will stop at noon. Wind is south-eastern. Air temperature at night +4+8, during the day +8+11. Humidity 75-85%.
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