Andrzej Poczobut
Andrzej Poczobut ( Belarusian Андрэй Пачобут) (born April 16, 1973 in Vjalikaya Bjerastavitza in the Belarusian SSR ) is a Belarusian journalist, author and political activist who comes from the Polish- speaking minority in Belarus.
Life
Poczobut has worked for various newspapers and magazines in Belarus, such as Dień , Narodnaja Wolja , Głos znad Niemna and Magazyn Polski . In August 2011 he worked for the Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza . At that time he was one of the leading members in the Union of Poles in Belarus.
Pozcobut lives in Grodno with his wife, daughter and son .
Arrests and their consequences
In late 2010 and early 2011, Poczobut was arrested by the country's authorities. Among other things , he was accused of participating in an unauthorized protest . He received a fine in the first trial and a 15-day prison term in the second. Poczobut's objections that he had attended the events as a journalist did not help, his apartment was searched, computers and other documents were confiscated.
The President of the European Parliament , Jerzy Buzek , protested against Poczobut's detention . In addition, other institutions such as Amnesty International and the Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ) turned against the state's arbitrariness. Poczubut's journalist license has been withdrawn. He turned down a proposal from the authorities to work from Warsaw .
Publications
- System Białoruś , Gliwice 2013, Poland, ISBN 978-8324673216 .
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Poczobut, Andrzej |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belarusian journalist, author and political activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vyalikaya Bjerastavitza , Belarusian SSR |