Belarus: Journalist risks jail for criticizing president: Andrzej Poczobut

Index Number: EUR 49/007/2012
Date Published: 26 June 2012
Categories: Belarus

A journalist, Andrzej Poczobut, is at risk of being sentenced to five years imprisonment in Belarus after being arrested for criticizing the Belarusian President. He is a prisoner of conscience, detained solely for exercising his right to freedom of expression.