Biography
Gevorg Gevorkyan described the events that happened to him in the summer of 2019: "Early in the morning they searched our apartment, then they took my wife and me away and interrogated us until the evening. In the evening we were searched again. After that, I was summoned for interrogations for two years, my criminal status and restriction measures were changed." In January 2023, the court gave the believer a 6-year suspended sentence for extremism, and in December 2024, a decision was made to terminate his citizenship. More than a year later, the court restored Gevorkyan to his rights—the decision to deprive him of Russian citizenship was declared illegal.
Gevorg was born in February 1971 in Tkvarcheli (Abkhazia). He has a younger brother and sister. His father took care of the family, working as an engineer and plumber. His mother made custom-made clothes at home. The parents raised their children in an atmosphere of peace and love.
When Gevorg was 15, the family left for Tbilisi (Georgia). There they lived in rented apartments. The children had to change schools frequently, so it was difficult for them to make friends. When Gevorg returned from the army, a military conflict broke out in the area where his family lived. Parents, wanting to protect their children, decided to emigrate to another country.
During this period Gevorg accidentally got hold of a religious book, which prompted him to think about the origin of life. He began to study the Bible and found in it evidence for the existence of God. Later, he was joined by his family in his study of the Holy Scriptures. In 1996 Gevorg stood on the Christian path.
Around the same time Gevorg met Yana, who later became his wife. The couple has been married for over 25 years. Gevorg said: "We have always maintained peace, happiness and love in the family. This has been possible thanks to the wise and solid principles from God's Word that we have tried to apply in our lives. I also always had an example of my dear parents in front of me."
Several years ago, the couple moved to Nizhniy Novgorod to take care of Yana's elderly mother. Gevorg got a job at a factory as a forklift driver to provide for his family. To their surprise, in this city they encountered criminal persecution for their faith, which disrupted the peace and tranquility of the believer and his family members.