Andrzej Poczobut freed in reported Poland, Belarus prisoner swap

🇵🇱🥔 Poland and Belarus just swapped prisoners, 5 for 5. Belarus released 3 Poles (including journalist Andrzej Poczobut) and 2 Moldovans. Poland returned 5 Belarusians, reportedly linked to intelligence activities. The deal was partly facilitated with US involvement.

Thrilled to see that Andrzej Poczobut is finally free, although the gravity of a forced exile shouldn’t be underestimated. The Georgian branch of the Russian regime seems in no hurry to release journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli who won the Sakharov Prize together with Poczobut.

#Belarus Andrzej Poczobut is being released in a Belarus-Poland prisoner exchange after years behind bars. A courageous journalist, activist and symbol of resilience, his freedom is long overdue. This is a reminder that political prisoners must all be freed.

Völlig überraschend: Der polnisch-belarusische Journalist Andrzej Poczobut von @wyborcza.pl ist aus belarusischer Haft entlassen. Polens Premier Tusk postet dieses Foto des einst kräftigen Mannes: So sieht man nach fünf Jahren Gefängnis in Belarus aus

Andrzej Poczobut na wolności. Kim jest człowiek, który uczył nas z więzienia, jak być wolnym?. #wyborcza

The Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut, the 2025 Sakharov prize winner, has been freed after five years in a Belarusian penal colony as part of a US-brokered multi-country swap deal. Me for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Dziś już nic więcej nie napiszę bo to najważniejsza wiadomość dnia. Andrzej Poczobut jest wolny.

Poland hands over archaeologist Alexander Butyagin to Russia in prisoner swap despite Ukraine’s extradition request The “five ⁠for ⁠five” exchange included Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut, who was arrested in Belarus in March 2021.

Belarus frees journalist Andrzej Poczobut in prisoner swap Prominent journalist Andrzej Poczobut has been released from jail in Belarus in a swap with Poland that also saw a total of 10 prisoners released as the authoritarian leader of Belarus seeks improved ... ...

In a 5x5 exchange, Poland releases Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin, who was to be extradited to Ukraine on charges of illegal excavations and plundering artefacts in Crimea. Belarus releases journalist, 2025 Sakharov Prize recipient Andrzej Poczobut, who has been in prison since 2021

⚡ Today, we welcome the release of Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut from detention in Belarus. It is a long-overdue step after years of unjust detention. We reiterate our call for the unconditional release of all imprisoned journalists, and for an end to the systemic repression.

BELARUS RELEASES POLISH-BELARUSIAN JOURNALIST ANDRZEJ POCZOBUT FROM PRISON, POLISH PM TUSK SAYS

#Belarus: IPI is relieved to see the release of journalist Andrzej Poczobut as part of a prisoner swap. We also demands the release of 22 Belarusian journalists whom the Lukashenko regime continues to hold behind bars in retaliation for their work👇

Piękny dzień, wzruszyłem się. Nie zapominajmy jednak, że Andrzej Poczobut jest białoruskim Polakiem jest to też i wygnanie Go z jego kraju, którym jest Białoruś. jest bohaterem dwóch narodów

Sakharov prize winner was given eight-year sentence after process widely condemned as politically motivated