Additional Name(s): Anatoliy Yuriyevich Li, Ли Анатолий Юрьевич

Gender: Male

Current Location: Detention Center No. 2, Primorye Territory

Perpetrator: Russia

Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: October/12/2022

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism

Anatoliy Li

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Anatoliy Li is detained for his religious belief and activity.

On October 12, 2022, authorities in Yaroslavsky, Primorsky Territory, arrested Li. The week before, authorities searched the homes of suspected Jehovah's Witnesses, detaining two people. Li is reportedly being investigated for “recruiting…a person in the activities of an extremist organization” (Art. 282.2-1.1 RCC).

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