Berlin, 4th August 2012: On 4th of August the International Day of Solidarity with civil society of Belarus took place inBerlin. This Day of Solidarity was the occasion to attract attention to the human rights situation in Belarus, and to express solidarity with the belarusian citizens fighting for their civil rights under permanent pressure and harassment. The 4th August 2011 is the day Ales Bialiatski was arrested. Ales Belyatsky, a leading figure in the defense of human rights, was the chairman of the Human Rights Center "Viasna", and the vice-president of the International Federation for Human Rights.