According to the press service of the President of the Republic of Belarus, according to the results of the meeting with the Chairman of the Central Election Commission Lydia Yermoshina , which took place on December 2 , Alexander Lukashenko has approved a proposal to hold local elections on 23 March next year. This resulted in the administrative-territorial structure in the Vitebsk region number " deputies " in the representative bodies of the 26th convocation significantly reduced.

"After posting on the Internet conviction acceleration in Kiev peace "Maidan", after posting information that Belaruskaya Conservative Party "Bielaja Rus" condemned the crackdown in 2012, a peaceful demonstration on Bolotnaya Square and is going to join the international initiative on Memorial Day Acceleration December 2010 in Minsk, Vitebsk region prosecutor's office had issued an official warning for me to participate in an unregistered organization", - Vitebsk politician Sergey Ryzhov said.

Vitebsk city department of the Investigative Committee of Belarus refused to open a criminal case under Article 290 (threat to commit an act of terrorism) of the Criminal Code in respect of a member of an independent trade union (BDP REP) Valery Misnikov. Senior investigator SK E. Grinevetskaya has not seen the actions of an activist of the offense for which the law provides a maximum penalty of imprisonment for up to 8 years.

When Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee will be established by the Council of outdoor advertising. This decision was taken on November 28 meeting of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee , its chairman Alexander Kosinets during consideration of the state of outdoor advertising in the region and the prospects for its development. The current state of outdoor advertising in Vitebsk region and districts Alexander Kosinets criticized.

Dr. Igor Postnov Vitebsk , in the recent past patient KM " Vitebsk Regional Clinical Centre of Psychiatry and Addiction " has sent an appeal to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus. He asks the Constitutional Court to initiate verification of the Law № 349-3 « On Mental Health Care ", in particular , its preamble and Article 40 on compliance with Articles 21 , 40 and 62 of the current Constitution of the country.