After the world media ignored the appearance of radioactive isotope ruthenium-106 in the air of many countries in Europe, Viciebsk human rights activist Leonid Svetik addressed a number of government departments to find out what measures these departments took to minimize the consequences of radiation contamination of the area.

Infringements of the legislation on struggle against corruption in committee on architecture and building of the Viciebsk regional executive committee and in the enterprises subordinated to it have revealed the check spent by regional Office of Public Prosecutor.

On November 8, Andrei Sidyuk, 39, the administrator of the housing and communal service "Połacak Housing and Utilities", who is also a deputy of the Połacak District Council, terminated the contract for damaging circumstances.

Judge Hłybokaje District Court Andrei Tarasevich was awarded 35 basic units by the independent journalist from Hłybokaje Dmitry Lupach. Dmitry was tried in the new building of Hłybokaje Court, which was opened several days ago.

While the authorities of the Viciebsk region refuse to recognize the Hai area as the place of mass executions of the 1930s, public activists honor the memory of the Stalinist regime killed by the henchmen. Currently, 33 crosses of memory are installed in the forest.

With the rapid development of the Internet and computer technologies, issues related to information security, the right of people to privacy and the legal norms that regulate this sphere are becoming more urgent. The training "Likbez on Digital Freedoms", which was held in Viciebsk, was dedicated to these problems.

The 31-year-old Olga Stepanova was found guilty of causing death by negligence. On the basis of Part 1 of Article 144 of the Criminal Code, she was sentenced to imprisonment for 6 months with serving a sentence in a penal colony in a settlement. For the time provided for appealing the sentence, the measure of restraint for her was changed to a written undertaking not to leave the place (4 months before the trial, Olga Stepanova was in the SIZO).

The hero of our next material about the conditions of detention in temporary detention facilities of the Viciebsk region was the activist of the Belarusian Popular Front party from Haradok Leonid Autukhov. The oppositionist took an active part in celebrating Freedom Day in the regional center on March 25, for which he was punished with 15 days of administrative arrest under article 23.34 of the Administrative Code (violation of the procedure for organizing or holding a mass event).

Judge Yury Urban began to announce the verdict against Olga Stepanova on September 7 at 14:20 in the Railway District Court of Viciebsk. The verdict of the judge is 6 months of restriction of freedom in the colony-settlement for causing death by negligence. The defendant was changed the measure of restraint to a written undertaking not to leave, and she was released from custody in the courtroom.

Young people who accused the Viciebsk OMON in the beating, received fines from 5 to 15 basic units. This decision was made on August 24 by the court of Pervomaisky district of the regional center. The trial for this administrative case, chaired by Judge Natalia Korablina, was taking place from August 8, writes Tut.by.

Alesya Furs (Umpirovich) died at the 92nd year of life. While studying at Pastavy Teacher's Seminary, Alesya joined the Union of Belarusian Patriots. March 25, 1946 for the ceremony of swearing the members of the organization to fidelity to Belarus painted "Pahonia".

Połacak began to delay the payment of pensions to bank cards. Thus, Priorbank delayed the payment of a pension for two days. Pensioners, who received a pension on the 7th, received only the 9th in August. Bank employees say that the Połacak Department of Labor, Employment and Social Protection did not provide lists for the payment of pensions.