Claim 612

The court sentenced Poczobut to eight years in prison on charges of inciting hatred and calling for sanctions.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The court sentenced Poczobut to eight years in prison on charges of inciting hatred and calling for sanctions.
Field: action
Value: eight-year sentence, February 8, 2023
About: incident 2023-belarus-poczobut-eight-year-sentence
Source: Belarusian authorities sentence journalist Andrzej Poczobut to 8 years in prison, detain journalist Anastasia Sharkevich
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2023-02-08

Quotation from the source

Belarusian authorities' sentencing of journalist Andrzej Poczobut to eight years in prison illustrates the government's never-ending cycle of repression against independent journalists.