Currently in Belarus, there are 10 political prisoners. Usually foreigners say that it is not much. Indeed, if you compare it with North Korea or Iran, then yes. But Belarus is a European country with European history and European mentality. Therefore, practices that are commonplace in Asia or Africa, here evoke outrage and extraordinary attention from the western neighbors. The European Union urges the release of Belarusian political prisoners and that is what led to the improvement of relations between the West and Belarus. In practice, this means that only the release of political prisoners in Belarus will give the opportunity to take advantage of Western loans and make it more attractive for western investments that are needed by Belarusian economy. Read More
Andrzej Poczobut: Lukashenka is not just an ordinary madman
Andrzej Poczobut, Polish and Belarusian journalist presented his book The System of Belarus in Warsaw. Read More
Judge lifts all restrictions on Poczobut’s freedom
The judge granted complete freedom to Mr. Poczobut in connection with the expiration of his suspended three-year prison sentence. He could have been sent to a correctional institution or had the suspension of his prison term prolonged. Read More
Andrzej Poczobut to stand trial today
Hrodna journalist and reporter of Gazeta Wyborcza was sentenced to imprisonment with a respite for “slandering the President”. Read More
Andrzej Poczobut: The regime does everything to intimidate the society
Prison administrations still require from political prisoners to sign requests for clemency. Why and for what purpose this practice, under which against political prisoners are used extreme methods, including torture, is being exercised? Reporter of palitviazni.info spoke with journalist and correspondent for Gazeta Wyborcza, Andrzej Poczobut. Read More
Andrzej Poczobut: In Belarus, there is a dictatorship of mediocrity
Many talented young Belarusians, not only social activists, just people talented in their areas of interest, including journalists; go abroad to get away from the Belarusian dreariness and find professional fulfillment. Some emigrate temporary, some permanently. Belaruspartisan.org raised the issue of self-realization under the dictatorship in an interview with a well-known journalist, persecuted by the authorities for his criticism of Lukashenko’s regime, Andrzej Poczobut. Read More
Criminal charges against Andrzej Poczobut dropped
The second criminal case against journalist Andrzej Poczobut has been closed, and the charges of “libelling the President of Belarus” have been dropped. He had been targeted for his work as a journalist and for the legitimate exercise of his right to freedom of expression. Read More
Poczobut: They have sent Dashkevich to the worse prison possible
Andrej Poczobut, a Belarusian and Polish journalist, who served a sentence in Grodno prison comments on the authoritie’s decision to transfer Zmicer Dashkievich to this prison. „They have sent Dashkevich to the worse prison possible” – noted journalist. Read More
Investigation of Poczobut’s Defaming Lukashenka Extended
The Hrodna regional office of the Investigative Committee of Belarus has prolonged its investigation of a libel case against journalist Andrzej Poczobut until November 21. Read More
Anton Surapin and Andrzej Poczobut comment on their situation
The 20-year-old Anton Surapin, a fourth-year student at the Belarusian State University`s Journalism Institute, was arrested following a July 4 incident in which two representatives of Sweden’s ad agency Studio Total illegally flew a small plane from Lithuania to Belarus and dropped teddy bears containing pro-human rights messages. Anton was released from prison on his own recognizance but was banned from leaving his place of residence. He was soon to start doing work experience in TUT.BY. Read More