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Who is Andrzej Poczobut and why did Belarus release him?

Last Tuesday the Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut was released by Belarus as part of a prisoner exchange with Poland.

A fierce critic of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime, Mr Poczobut was sentenced to eight years in a penal colony in 2023.

So why was he released now?

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260503-who-is-andrzej-poczobut-and-why-did-belarus-release-him?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#AndrzejPoczobut #Belarus #Poland #Lukashenko #Journalism

Belarusian Journalist Freed in Multi-Nation Prisoner Exchange

Andrzej Poczobut, a Polish-Belarusian journalist, is free after a prisoner exchange with Poland. This follows a two-year diplomatic effort involving seven countries.

#AndrzejPoczobut, #Belarus, #Poland, #JournalistFreedom, #PrisonerExchange

https://newsletter.tf/belarus-journalist-poczobut-freed-poland-swap/

Prominent journalist Andrzej Poczobut has been freed from Belarus. This is a major win for press freedom after a two-year diplomatic effort.

#AndrzejPoczobut, #Belarus, #Poland, #JournalistFreedom, #PrisonerExchange
https://newsletter.tf/belarus-journalist-poczobut-freed-poland-swap/

Bartosz T. Wieliński: W naszych oczach niezłomność Andrzeja Poczobuta może wydawać się samobójcza i straceńcza. Ale myślę, że dla Andrzeja, wielkiego romantycznego idealisty, innej drogi nie było. wyborcza.pl/7,75968,3246... #AndrzejPoczobut

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Imprisoned journalists from Belarus and Georgia win the EU's Sakharov Prize for 2025.

The European Parliament awarded the European Union's top human rights honour, the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, to Andrzej Poczobut from Belarus and Mzia Amaglobeli from Georgia, EP President Roberta Metsola announced on Wednesday.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20251022-imprisoned-journalists-from-belarus-and-georgia-win-the-eus-sakharov-prize-for-2025?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#SakharovPrize #AndrzejPoczobut #MziaAmaglobeli #EuropeanParliament #FreedomOfThought #Journalism #Media #Reporting #HumanRights #Belarus #Georgia

@polamatysiak o niepokojących działaniach i braku należytego wsparcia dla stacji Bielsat. Z przypomnieniem, że Andrzej Poczobut cały czas jest wieźniem politycznym reżimu Łukaszenki

https://tube.pol.social/w/51n9B9vGg2onzhjGicxseV

#razem #partiarazem #polamatysiak #Białoruś #Belarus #Bielsat #Poczobut #AndrzejPoczobut #politicalprisoners

Nach Haft für Journalisten: Polen verhängt Sanktionen gegen Belarus https://www.euractiv.de/section/europa-kompakt/news/nach-haft-fuer-journalisten-polen-verhaengt-sanktionen-gegen-belarus/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AndrzejPoczobut #Belarus #BelarusSanktionen #Polen