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Claim 614

Poczobut was freed as part of a prisoner exchange at the Polish-Belarusian border involving eight countries.

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

Statement
Poczobut was freed as part of a prisoner exchange at the Polish-Belarusian border involving eight countries.
Field
status
Value
freed, April 28, 2026
About
incident 2023-belarus-poczobut-eight-year-sentence
Source
Belarus frees journalist Andrzej Poczobut
Publisher
Committee to Protect Journalists
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2026-04-28

Quotation from the source

Andrzej Poczobut is free! Welcome to your Polish home, my friend