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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex56 · male
OccupationOffice workers
Arrested inMoscow, Moscow
Held atFederal Penitentiary Institution "Prison of the Penitentiary Department of the Chelyabinsk Region"
Categorypolitical
StatusConvicted
Sentence5 years
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Anatoly Poplavsky was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for applying to join the "Freedom of Russia" legion. He claims he was drunk and did not intend to join, and alleges he was tortured after his arrest.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Applied to join the 'Freedom of Russia' legion
- 02Claims he was drunk when applying
- 03Allegedly tortured after arrest with a taser
- 04Sentenced to five and a half years in prison
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Creation of an armed formation
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. 208Art. 30
Documented Legal Violations (1)
- Torture
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Anatoly Poplavsky is a classic Russian name structure, suggesting a Slavic background.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Anatoly Poplavsky (PPW case cmi88h4n). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88h4ns008ali0tjnznwlwo. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/anatoly-poplavsky).
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