Belarus Frees Jailed Journalist In Swap As Press Freedom Concerns Persist

by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief reporting from Budapest, HungaryBUDAPEST (Worthy News) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has welcomed Belarus’s release of journalist Andrzej Poczobut as part of a multinational prisoner exchange involving Poland, the United States, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine.His release came shortly before World Press Freedom Day on Sunday, May 3, amid mounting concerns over a crackdown on independent journalism across the