human rights defender
Andrzej Poczobut
Actions and Campaigns
Urgent support needed
Medical assistance
Organization affiliation
- Union of Poles in Belarus
HRD's year of birth
1973
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Minorities’ rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
Released
HRD's bio and work
Andrzej Poczobut is a journalist and a member of the Union of Poles in Belarus.
Detained since
Mar 25, 2021
Date of release
Apr 28, 2026
Charge(s)
- Other
- Subversion
Sentence
8 years
Latitude: 55.54
Longitude: 28.58
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Europe: Eastern Europe
Location of detention - City/Town
Navapolack
Location of detention - Facility
Penal colony No. 1. 211440, Navapolack, vulica Techničnaya 8
Recent case update / evolution
Released on 28 April 2026 as part of a "five-for-five" prisoner exchange.
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