Rovshan Nazarov arrested in Azerbaijan

Rovshan Nazarov, the son of a former political advisor who was granted asylum in the Czech Republic, has reportedly been arrested in his homeland Azerbaijan. The Czech news agency CTK released the information on Monday after receiving news from Mr Nazarov's brother. Two years ago the Nazarovs' father Sadai - who received asylum in 1998 - was arrested for treason and persecuted by the regime of President Heydar Aliyev. He was released only after heightened diplomatic pressure and involvement by human rights groups. Mr Nazarov's son travelled to Azerbaijan this year on March 19th and was reportedly arrested seven days later.