Back in September 2014, during the acute phase of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, Viciebsk human rights activist Leonid Svetik appealed to the Viciebsk city executive committee. It asked him the address of the nearest bomb shelter equipped. To get a plausible answer, it took time.
Railway District Court of Viciebsk human rights defender Pavel Levinau dismissed the appeal on the steps the deputy head of the district administration Natalya Lepyoshkina, which forbade him to hold a half-hour picket.
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.
Clarifying the provisions of the decree #3 «On prevention of social dependency" residents of Viciebsk human rights activist Leonid Svetik intended February 15 during a rally, the bid to host that he gave to the administration of Railway area of the city. However, as expected, the application did not satisfy the local authorities and forbidden to picket.
Belarus has developed a draft presidential decree which provides for the restriction sites selling electronic steam generators (electronic cigarettes) and liquids to them, and the prohibition of their sale to persons under 18 years of age. Such a response is received Viciebsk human rights activist Leonid Svetik from the Ministry of Commerce, which has addressed with an appropriate proposal.
For a couple of days, activists have collected several hundred signatures. The action, which is the nationwide, will run until 17 February, and then the collected signatures will be handed over to the presidential administration, the House of Representatives of the National Assembly and the Council of Ministers.
Registered in the primary organization of the Free Trade Union of Belarus (SPB) of JSC "Połacak-Fiberglass" plant includes 369 members of the Free Trade Union. What action is the primary cell to protect the socio-economic interests of workers – it told us the trade union leaders of the enterprise.
Połacak a year there is a human rights organization founded by local jurists. Human rights activists have formed the union in the form of a simple partnership by signing an agreement of joint activities to provide citizens with free legal assistance.