Alona Savchuk

Alona Savchuk is a Ukrainian journalist who has spent the last two and a half years reporting on the trials of political prisoners in Crimea.

In occupied Crimea, Ukraine’s church is facing extinction

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church is now the only public institution linking Crimea to Ukraine. But under pressure from the authorities, it’s losing parishes, priests and its property.

By Alona Savchuk

/ 11 Nov 2019

In occupied Crimea, Ukraine’s church is facing extinction

A family business: how Russian security forces target the Crimean Tatar community

In occupied Crimea, Russia's security services regular go after whole Crimean Tatar families.

By Alona Savchuk

/ 2 Oct 2019

A family business: how Russian security forces target the Crimean Tatar community

Death by jail: what occupied Crimea does to political prisoners

This detention centre in Crimea ruins lives - and conditions inside have been compared to torture.

By Alona Savchuk

/ 15 Aug 2019

Death by jail: what occupied Crimea does to political prisoners

“My only crime is that I am a Muslim”: mass terrorism arrests hit Crimean Tatar solidarity campaign

Mass arrests of Crimean Tatar activists on terrorism charges once again testify to the “special rules” that are being enforced on the peninsula.

By Alona Savchuk

/ 1 Apr 2019

“My only crime is that I am a Muslim”: mass terrorism arrests hit Crimean Tatar solidarity campaign

Decriminalising extremism in Crimea

In Russia, new legislation is designed to reduce the number of people facing criminal charges for reposting materials on social media. But how will these amendments fare in annexed Crimea, where Russian law enforcement has long been unaccountable? RU

By Alona Savchuk

/ 18 Feb 2019

Crisis in the Azov sea: the fate of Ukraine’s naval personnel in Russia

What happened in the Black Sea on 25 November, and what awaits the Ukrainian personnel held in Russia? RU

By Alona Savchuk

/ 12 Dec 2018

How Russia’s security services target Crimean Tatars as “Islamic terrorists”

In the four years since the peninsula’s annexation, Russian security services have become well practiced at prosecuting Crimean Tatars on terrorism charges. RU

By Alona Savchuk

/ 19 Jun 2018