Patryk Jaracz (born 1990) is a Polish documentary photographer and visual journalist focused on human rights issues. He has been continuously covering the war in Ukraine since January 2022. His work has been recognised with multiple international awards, including the 2023 UNICEF Photo of the Year.[1][2][3] In August 2020, Patryk was arrested and tortured at Okrestina 36 detention centre while covering election protests in Minsk, Belarus.[4][5]
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- ^ ""Under the dark clouds of war": photo from Ukraine wins UNICEF Award of Year 2023 – photo". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ^ "UNICEF Photos of the Year 2023 confronts childhood struggle – DW – 02/05/2024". dw.com. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ^ Jaracz, Patryk (2020-08-17). "Belarus protests: It's hard to sleep hearing the screams of people being tortured". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ^ "ITV: 'They beat me - I lost count of how many times': Protesters in Belarus tell their story". 20 August 2020.