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Andrzej Poczobut In Polish Senate
Andrzej Poczobut, Polish-Belarusian journalist, is seen with Malgorzata Kidawa-Blonska, Polish Marshal of the Senate, while visiting the Senate in Polish parliament in Warsaw, Poland on May 20th, 2026. Andrzej Poczobut was arrested by Belarusian authorities in March 2021 and sentenced to eight years in a high-security penal colony on politically motivated charges. After years of diplomatic efforts, he was finally freed on April 29, 2026, as part of a 'five-for-five' prisoner exchange operation. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto)