The fact that it is impossible "to put on the white-red-white" and climb on the Christmas tree in Victory Square, as well as – that to welcome Santa Claus and Snow Maiden can only state symbols and attributes developed for this purpose the City Council, was written on the site of "People's News of Viciebsk" in an article about the organization of the celebrations near the city's main Christmas tree.

In the October district court of Viciebsk December 14 the case was heard Zhelyapov Christopher Savelyevich, local activist of the movement "For Freedom" and a member of the BPF Party. He was charged under part 1 of Article 23.34 of the Administrative Code, in that he allegedly organized an unauthorized picket and went to the white-red-white flag near a monument Karatkevich than expressing his political views and interests.

In the conference hall of Viciebsk restaurant "Victoria" was held December 2 to discuss the implementation of the Aarhus Convention by Belarus.

Viciebsk city executive committee refused to register citizens' group of the Committee of Viciebsk city public self. The reason for failure - failure to comply with the applicants of the current legislation.

Find out the details on the residence of the British citizen Alan Smith in jail number 2 Viciebsk trying representative of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee Pavel Levinau. To get the necessary information, he sent a number of requests to the management of Penitentiary Department (DIN) of the Viciebsk region. However, the head of the department did not respond on the merits any question of human rights defender.