{"id":102644,"date":"2024-08-29T18:54:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T15:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/102644\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"viasna-appeals-to-un-group-over-arbitrary-detention-of-iryna-takarcuk","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/102644\/","title":{"rendered":"Viasna appeals to UN group over arbitrary detention of Iryna Takar\u010duk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tokarchuk-viasna.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tokarchuk-viasna.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tokarchuk-viasna-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tokarchuk-viasna-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tokarchuk-viasna-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tokarchuk-viasna-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Viasna)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 29, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>The Viasna Human Rights Center has complained to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) about what it called arbitrary and illegal detention of Iryna Takar\u010duk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police arrested Takar\u010duk based on a vague and broad wording of the counter-extremism law and an extrajudicial decision to declare INeedHelpBY an extremist organization, Viasna said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Takar\u010duk was arrested during a raid linked to INeedHelpBY assistance to political prisoners. Earlier this month, a judge sentenced her to three years in prison on an extremism charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Viasna asserts that the woman was arrested for exercising her right to freedom of opinion and assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was prosecuted for receiving aid from INeedHelpBY, a service that allows anyone to support the relatives of political prisoners, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The authorities consider support for political prisoners and their families as an opposition activity, Viasna said, noting that Takar\u010duk was prosecuted for her ties to the group viewed as an opposition organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her arrests violated international laws that protect people from political and other discrimination, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The appeal pointed out that Takar\u010duk was not given a fair trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the Belarusian judiciary is not independent and is involved in political reprisals, Viasna concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, WGAD concluded that journalist Ihar \u0141osik was arrested because of his professional activities in violation of international human rights law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/zakliuchenie_unsplash_marco_chilese_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Viasna: at least 16 political prisoners have disability<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">August 29, Pozirk. 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Police arrested Takar\u010duk based on a vague and broad wording of the counter-extremism law and an extrajudicial decision to declare INeedHelpBY an extremist organization, Viasna [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":102610,"template":"","rubric":[15],"class_list":["post-102644","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Viasna appeals to UN group over arbitrary detention of Iryna Takar\u010duk | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"August 29, Pozirk. 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