On Monday, 15 June 2026, from 19.00 to 20.00, the Committees on Foreign Affairs and on Development and the Subcommittee on Human Rights, and in association with the Delegation for relations with Belarus, will hold a joint exchange of views with Andrzej Poczobut, journalist, activist and 2025 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought co-laureate.
Andrzej Poczobut has become one of the most prominent symbols of the repression faced by independent journalists, civil society representatives and political activists in Belarus. Arrested in 2021 and sentenced to eight years in prison on politically motivated charges, he spent five years in detention before his release in April 2026. Members will discuss the human rights situation in the country, the plight of political prisoners, and the European Union's support for democratic forces and fundamental freedoms in Belarus.
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