On August 4, in Vitebsk was to be held a picket in support of political prisoners. However, the event, which wanted to hold human rights, will likely not take place because the local authorities banned the rally. Signature set banned deputy chief of staff of the Railway District of Vitebsk Natalia Lepeshkina.

"I believe that systematic failures in the public events of the authorities have attempted to fundamental rights and freedoms. Such a policy is not conducive to the development of civil society and weakens the political activity of the citizens ", - said the ban picket his applicant activist Leonid Svetsik.

However, I think it was a decrease political activity of citizens is the goal of Vitebsk authorities, who in the last few years have not allowed any of the peaceful protest of opposition politicians and human rights activists. Moreover, we recall, sometimes reached the point of absurdity when prohibited pickets lasting just one minute, or a meeting of citizens in urban bath, since such events, according to authorities, may be carried out only in the presence of their service contracts with physicians, community services and the police.