# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-belarus-poczobut-eight-year-sentence)
- Source: Belarusian authorities sentence journalist Andrzej Poczobut to 8 years in prison, detain journalist Anastasia Sharkevich. https://cpj.org/2023/02/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.

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