Press Review for 8/17/12

Official and pro-government newspapers report on the participation of President Ilham Aliyev at the opening of the National Stadium after the repair.

Independent and opposition press writes about the visit to Baku of the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Dmitry Rogozin, the fate of the Gabala radar station, and the earthquake in South Azerbaijan, Iran.

Azadlig

The head of the Special State Security Service Vagif Akhundov wants to put a former officer of the service, Asif Latifov, to a mental hospital for criticism.

In July, 43 people were injured by the bite of scorpions in Baku.

The newspaper writes about the ongoing lawlessness around the steel plant of the Zulfugarly brothers, who suffered from the raider attacks by Baku Steel Company. Being in exile, the owners of the plant called their relatives to protect the enterprise.

On August 28 the trial of a group of 22 people accused of collaboration with the Iranian military structure SEPAH will begin in the Baku Court of Grave Crimes.

The paper criticizes the inaction of the authorities in response to the earthquake in South Azerbaijan.

Express has published an article by the journalist Khalig Bahadur, who criticizes the opposition for not changing their tactics for 20 years.

Yeni Musavat has published an interview with the head of the Popular Front Party Ali Kerimli.

The newspaper has published an article, which claims that the Ex-President Abulfaz Elchibey was poisoned. A criminal case has been filed.

Bizim Yol

The Nasimi district prosecutor's office has extended the arrest of the chief editor of the site Azadxeber.org Nijat Aliev for two months. He was arrested on charges of drug possession.

Echo

Only one percent of the country's unemployed receive unemployment benefits.