On the eve of another anniversary of the man-made disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power station, our correspondent met with retired lieutenant-colonel Vadim Nikolayevich Kuzmin, who, together with the personnel of the military unit, carried out the decontamination of the contaminated area in the 30-kilometer zone.

The regional prosecutor's office organizes a check on the activities of Połacak police officers who searched the office of the Free Trade Union of Workers of the Połacak-Steklovolokno plant. The corresponding instruction was sent to Viciebsk by Alexey Kavzunovich, Deputy Head of Supervision of the Investigatory Agencies of the Prosecutor General's Office.

The trial of a member of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee took place in the already familiar place for consideration of cases of mass events in the court of Oktyabrsky district of the city of Viciebsk. Judge Inna Grabovskaya considered the participation of human rights defenders in unauthorized actions held on March 25 and 26 as proven, and decided to subject him to a penalty in the form of administrative arrest.

The incident occurred on March 27 in the Oktyabrsky District Court of Viciebsk, where Judge Inna Grabovskaya was to examine the case of journalist Kastus Mardzvincau, who was detained – the day before. Before the beginning of the process, she stated that she wanted to hold a meeting in her office, and therefore would not allow anyone to consider it.

Viciebsk center will be one of three such agencies, which will be created in the country. The center will be foreign nationals, which are awaiting deportation from the territory of Belarus.

This was stated by Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection Igor Starovoitov on February 28 at a meeting of the Council for the Improvement of Labor Legislation. The reason for the control was violation of the General Agreement by the Belkhimprofsoyuz. At the plant, Belkhimprofsoyuz's primary (BHP) refusal to implement the General Agreement and create a unified representation of employees together with the Belarusian Free Trade Union (SPB).

After five months in SIZO No. 2 in Viciebsk, British citizen Alan Smith was finally allowed to meet with relatives. On a visit from London to Viciebsk came his sister. After the meeting, "Viciebsk Spring" talked with Tanya Smith. Our conversation took place right in the remand center, in the reception room of the programs.

When we read a book on the Internet, view photos, or enjoy your favorite movies, you do not always think about what might violate someone's rights. In fact, each of the content in the network and each creation has a creator who has to his work copyrighted. And not always respected this right. That is the problem and the seminar was dedicated in Viciebsk.

Day of February 26, 2017 Viciebsk citizens will remember for a long time. Indignation decree №3 withdrew to protest a large number of citizens. Such manifestations of dissent among the citizens was not, perhaps, since the time of the restructuring.

In Połacak February 19 was a discussion about the inadmissibility of the use of child forced labor in the educational process.

In Viciebsk, as well as in other major cities of the country on 19 February there was a spontaneous meeting of citizens who do not agree with the requirements of the so-called "Decree on the parasites." In the city on the Dvina there were thousands of participants, such as on this day in Gomel, or earlier in the capital. But more than 200 people, is not satisfied with the situation in the country, gathered together at the Victory Square – this is not the case since the days of "silent protests" 2011.

The medal will be a kind of gift on 23 February. About an unusual, but very topical medal “Naša Niva”. She did a master craftsman from Viciebsk.