As the second anniversary of the arrest of human rights activist Anar Mammadli approaches, Azadeh Rojan, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) General Rapporteur on political prisoners, called on Azerbaijan to release him. Rojan stated that the numerous charges, according to PACE, are retaliatory measures for Mammadli's civic activism, independent election monitoring, and cooperation with international organizations.
The accounts and property of relatives of Mikhail Nadezhin, the former head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), have been seized as part of a bribery investigation.
The seized assets include five bank accounts, two residential properties, a share in another property, a plot of land, and a Chery car.
The property of businessman Anzor Nogmov, suspected of paying Nadezhin a bribe of 2 million rubles for issuing permits from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, has also been seized.
Mikhail Nadezhin, the former head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), was detained and brought to Moscow in connection with a bribery investigation. In October 2025, the Basmanny Court sanctioned his arrest. Businessman Anzor Nogmov was also taken into custody. Nadezhin had served as head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) since 2014.