Russia’s FSB has brought more persecution of Crimean Jehovah’s Witnesses with at least six armed searches on March 20 and subsequent detentions. 34-year-old Artem Gerasimov was taken away to Simferopol and it is unclear as yet whether he is to remain in custody. This new offensive against believers in Russian-occupied Crimea comes as a second Jehovah’s Witness in Russia is likely to receive a long prison sentence in the coming days, and as the number of Russians arrested, some tortured, for their faith is increasing at a frightening pace.

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