Gevorg Yeritsyan
Additional Name(s): Gevorg Levanovich Yeritsyan, Ерицян Геворг Леванович
Gender: Male
Current Location: Detention Centre No.3, Rostov-on-Don
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: August/11/2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism
Gevorg Yeritsyan
Extra Bio Info:
Gevorg Yeritsyan is detained for his religious belief and activity.
On August 11, 2022, authorities in Novocherkassk arrested Yeritsyan following raids on the homes of several Jehovah's Witnesses. Authorities reportedly confiscated Bibles, electronic devices, and more.
Related Cases: Garegin Khachaturyan, Lubov Galitsina
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Photo attributed to Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
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"Gevorg Yeritsyan" Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
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"Case of Yeritsyan and others in Novocherkassk" Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
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"Trial of three Novocherkassk Jehovah’s Witnesses* declared to be held behind closed doors" Caucasian Knot
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"Searches Were Carried Out at the Homes of Local Jehovah's Witnesses in Novocherkassk. Two Believers Were Placed in a Detention Center" Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia