Union of Poles in Belarus

Andrzej Poczobut, a Hrodna-based journalist and and activist of the Union of Poles in Belarus, has been behind bars since late March. The Belarusian authorities accuse him of ‘inciting hostility’.

The Union of Poles in Belarus is a large non-governmental organization with branches in dozens of Belarusian towns and villages.

Andzelika Borys, Chairperson of the Union of Poles in Belarus, gave her consent to leave Belarus. Since being taken into custody, her condition has become acute, Belsat TV Director Agnieszka Romaszewska-Guzy says, referring to her own sources.

Andrzej Poczobut, a political prisoner and member of the Union of Poles in Belarus, is reportedly being deprived of necessary medicines behind bars.

The head of the domestic diplomacy Uladzimir Makey promised that Belarus would close its diplomatic missions in at least several countries of the world. Why is this probably the darkest news in Belarusian politics since last August?

More than a hundred scientists, artists, public figures and journalists from Poland signed an appeal to the Polish state to support victims of repression in Belarus, in particular activists of the Union of Poles, unrecognized by Alyaksandr Lukashenka. The document was published on the website Petycjeonline.com, where you can support the initiative.

Andrzej Poczobut, journalist and member of the Union of Poles in Belarus, faces charges

On Thursday morning, the local police started searching the home of Andrzej Poczobut (Andrey Pachobut), a Hrodna-based journalist of Polish origin.

On March 24, the Belarusian authorities sentenced Andżelika Borys, Chairperson of the Union of Poles in Belarus, to 15 days of administrative arrest.