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Andrzej Poczobut freed in reported Poland, Belarus prisoner swap

journalismApr 28, 202619148

Belarus released Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut, a Sakharov Prize laureate WHO was sentenced to eight years in a penal colony in 2021. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk met Poczobut at the border after the transfer. The release came through a five-for-five prisoner swap between Poland and Belarus that was brokered by the United States. Poczobut's freedom removes a high-profile jailed independent reporter from Belarus and marks a rare diplomatic breakthrough with tangible returns for Poland.

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