Belarus's Law No. 108-Z of 4 January 2010 on Local Administration and Self-Government governs local councils (мясцовыя Саветы дэпутатаў) at three levels (oblast, raion, town/village). Art. 21 notionally establishes that sessions are open, but in practice meaningful public access is limited, public attendance is often discretionary, and civil society reporting is constrained by laws criminalising 'discreditation of the state'. The statutory framework exists on paper and is seeded here for completeness; the notes field carries the enforcement reality caveat. Entry is desk research only — no independent verification of practice was possible.