Name: Artem Gerasimov Country: Russia Background: Gerasimov is originally a Danish citizen, though he was living in Crimea at the time of his arrest. Reason for arrest: On March 20, 2019, the Federal Security Service detained Gerasimov following their ambush on private homes in Yalta and Alupka, Crimea. Security officials searched through his belongings and …
It has been a five year long ordeal, with lack of food, poor living conditions and abuse in prison, with two of the 42 suspects dying in custody in 2017. After five years however, the Youhanabad Christians are finally released. Background In 2015 Jubilee Campaign reported on the Suicide Bombings of two Churches in Youhanabad, …
Jubilee Campaign works to secure the release of, or improve prison conditions for, religious prisoners of conscience. RPOCs, according to definition by USCIRF, are “individuals who are imprisoned, detained, under house arrest, or disappeared for their religious beliefs, non-belief, identity, activity and/or advocacy for FoRB related rights, provided that they have not used or advocated …
