09/22/2026
Don’t miss this one, UChicago 📢
Join us for a rare and powerful conversation with Andrzej Poczobut - renowned Polish-Belarusian journalist, dissident, and an unwavering symbol of free speech and resilience.
The discussion will be moderated by Belarusian playwright and activist Andrei Kureichik.
Why you should be there: Poczobut spent years exposing authoritarianism from inside Belarus as a correspondent for Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, leading to repeated persecution by the political regime. Arrested in 2021 and sentenced to 8 years in prison for his work and activism, he was released in 2026 as part of a prisoner exchange. Awarded the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize and Poland’s Order of the White Eagle, he brings firsthand insight into political resistance, press freedom, and human rights today.
📍 Where: Social Science Research Building, Tea Room (Hyde Park Campus)
🗓️ When: Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Presented by CEERES and the Pozen Family Center for Human Rights, with support from the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Chicago and the "Pomoc Polakom na Wschodzie" Foundation.
Bring your questions and your friends, see you there! 🙌
