Editorial photo #13727918 Politics
Andrzej Poczobut In Polish Senate
The Marshal of the Senate, Malgorzata Kidawa-Błonska, is officially presenting the appointment to the Polonia Advisory Council to Andrzej Poczobut, Polish-Belarusian journalist, 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)
