Additional Name(s): Natalya Vladimirovna Sharapova, Шарапова Наталья Владимировна

Gender: Female

Current Location: Detention Center No. 3, Primorye Territory

Perpetrator: Russia

Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: October/6/2022

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

Natalya Sharapova

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Natalya Sharapova is detained for her religious belief and activity.

On October 6, 2022, authorities in Yaroslavsky, Primorsky Territory, arrested Sharapova following searches on the homes of suspected Jehovah's Witnesses. Sharapova 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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