Press Review for 3/4/13

Official newspapers write about President Ilham Aliyev meetings and publish the presidential decree on establishing the State Fund for the Ministry of Communications to develop information technology.

These newspapers have published offensive material in relation to the German court, the Movement EL, the youth organization NIDA and the opposition in general.

Azadlig writes about yesterday's protests by Oil Academy students who were not admitted into class wearing a hijab. The newspaper called it a violation of human rights as well as the beginning of a new campaign against religion.

According to political analyst Arif Yunus, as we approach the presidential elections in Azerbaijan, Russian pressure will intensify.

Zerkalo 

For the South Caucasus, it's time to get rid of "geopolitical dualism." According to a columnist, the South Caucasus is a region of uncertainty, and it cannot do without foreign military bases.

Echo

Forty percent of the market is foreign agricultural products, while recently Azerbaijan has imported less foreign products than before.

Bizim Yol writes about yesterday's action at the Oil Academy, where students wearing the hijab were not allowed into school, and about the beating of the human rights activist, Yashar Jafarli.

Yeni Musavat

“The union of billionaires" in Moscow may sever ties with Azerbaijan, if Baku does not put an end to pressure on its members.

The newspaper says authorities inflate the conflict over NDI, and the closure of its office in Baku.