Three applications for pickets - three of the ban on their holding. So can briefly describe the history of recent contacts viteblyanina Viktor Zharkov with district administrations of the Dvina. Now Viktor Zharkov has filed complaints against officials who deprived him of the opportunity to inform people about the violation of his rights by the police, the courts of all three districts of Vitebsk.

Chances are that the courts will satisfy mentioned complaints are scanty. In the past few years a judge of Vitebsk considered many similar complaints filed by local activists, and has never acknowledged that banning this or that event, the authorities have violated someone else's rights.

The right to peaceful assembly and the right to impart information and free expression of ideas is guaranteed by the Constitution and international obligations assumed by the Republic of Belarus. But Vitebsk city executive committee devised a way as to deprive the citizens of these rights. In 2009, the City Council decided to number 881, according to which to get permission to share, which is carried out without the involvement of the authorities, organizers must first conclude a contract for her service to doctors, police and service utilities.

Since the entry into force of the number 881 in a timely manner to conclude all necessary contracts failed anyone yet. Failure to comply with this decision - the traditional reason for the prohibition of public events in Vitebsk. On this basis, banned and the station, who wanted to Viktor Zharkov. It will be a miracle if he can convince the judge that the decision of the local authorities, which de facto makes it impossible to exercise their rights, can not be above the Constitution and the generally recognized principles of international law. But maybe, just now it's time for miracles that occasionally do occur in real life?..