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Freed Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut receives Sakharov Prize at European Parliament

Summary by CDE News
Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut, who was imprisoned in 2021 before being released in April 2026, addressed the European Parliament in a formal sitting on Wednesday after receiving the 2025 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola formally presented the prize to Poczobut, which had originally been awarded jointly to him and […]

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Maciej Zakrocki, host of "Questions of the Day," commented on the circumstances in which Poczobut received the Sakharov Prize, which he received in October. "I learned from my lawyer. First, that I had been nominated, and then that the prize had been awarded. It was a very important signal to me that the memory of me and what is happening in Belarus has not faded. When you're cut off from the world, such awareness gives you enormous strength," a…

Andrzej Poczobut spoke in the European Parliament. He thanked everyone who fought for his release and the release of other political prisoners. Last December, the European Parliament awarded him the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought and presented it to his daughter.

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CDE News broke the news on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
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