On October 19 in Vitebsk public hearings "How to make high-quality and affordable medicine?", Which prepare participants initiative "popular referendum". The meeting took place in Vitebsk "European Club". About 40 residents of Vitebsk and Vitebsk region, together with experts and representatives of party and public organizations and movements discussed the problems of the modern Belarusian medicine and tried to identify recommendations for improvement in health care cases.
In Vitebsk regional court held consideration of complaints Tatiana Sechko. Orsha resident fined for distributing leaflets about the "People's referendum", accusing it of violating the law on mass media. The Ministry of Information has confirmed that the leaflets do not belong to the media, but the Regional Court did not take this into account.
The UN Committee on Human Rights at the 111th session considered two complaints Vitebsk residents. The verdict Committee: Republic of Belarus had violated the rights of Igor Alexandrov and Valery Bazarov chastise them five years ago, fines for participating in an unsanctioned street procession. According to the committee, the authorities have violated paragraph 2 of Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (the right to freedom of expression), and in respect of Bazarov was broken yet and the article 21 of the Covenant (right to peaceful assembly).
Guide to the penal colony "Vitsba-3" has expressed threat to translate political prisoner chamber contents. "At the end of September was scheduled our meeting with her son, but for a couple of days, we received a call from the administration "Vitsba-3" and reported that the meeting postponed indefinitely because of Igor for a disciplinary offense punished ten days punishment cell, - said Igor's mother Valentina . - Ten days later, we learned that for the first and the second was a punishment cell, and for the second - the third."
A member of the Conservative Christian Party BPF Jan Derzhavtsevu again refused to hold two pickets of solidarity with Ukraine. This is the second ban of shares of the same themes, and activist wants to prosecute representatives of organizations that have engaged in "service actions".
In the cities of Belarus continues to spread symbolism of the neighboring state. About this website charter97.org said one reader: "Today was a drive-in Vitebsk. Outside McDonalds (bad I know the city, so the exact name of the street will not say), at the traffic lights deaf distributed flags of Belarus and Russia."
In Vitebsk, October 11 hosted the regional conference of the campaign "Public control", which is held in the five settlements of the region. The conference was attended by about 30 activists of the campaign. Among the participants were also co-chair of the organizing committee of the party "Belarusian Christian Democracy" Vital Rymasheuski, executive secretary Dennis Sadowski, coordinator of the organizing committee for the Vitebsk region Tatiana Seviarynets.
Igor Olinevich hold in a punishment cell for 10 days. This was reported by the mother of the political prisoner Valentina Olinevich: "Last week, were going to Igor for a short visit, and then we are told that he is in a punishment cell, - she said. - Like a bolt from the blue. The fact is that it is literally the end of June, he was transferred to the new colony, which was different from the old, Bon, its ecology, the visibility of the rule of law, living conditions, etc. All the while, Igor positive comments about more or less human conditions in the colony, and, lo and behold - he was even allowed to buy a phone card and call the first time in six months in early September. Probably just looking."
The action took place during the week against the death penalty, events which are held all over Belarus with 5 to 10 October. Human rights activists pasted on city stickers with the text "We are against the death penalty". In downtown passersby heard informational materials. These materials were also rasbrosany the mailboxes of several houses Vitebsk.