Biography
On December 12, 2019, the Investigative Committee opened criminal cases against 9 believers in Nevinnomyssk (Stavropol Territory). The youngest among them was Karina Sahakyan.
Karina was born in October 1965 in the Azerbaijani city of Sumgait. She has an elder brother and sister. Of Karina's parents, only her mother shared Karina's religious beliefs. Today, she, like her father, is no longer alive.
Since childhood, Karina loves to go to the mountains, is fond of knitting and growing roses. She worked as an announcer at the bus station, and for the last few years as a fitter at a measuring instrument factory.
In 1988, when the infamous Sumgait pogrom began, Karina's family had to flee to Kapan (Armenia), from where in 1993 due to military raids they left for Nevinnomyssk, where they still live.
In 1996, while studying the Bible with her sister, Karina learned that in the future there would be no wars and people would live in peace. This promise of God found a special response in her heart.
Today, Karina faces criminal prosecution for her hope. As a result, she began to have health problems - tormented by headaches and insomnia.
Relatives are very worried about Karina and live with a constant sense of anxiety, since her fellow believers in Russia are imprisoned for their religious beliefs. "A little noise outside the door makes you shudder. No one understands why this is happening to me, "says Karina herself.