Society
Prosecutors close probe into alleged sexual harassment at Vilnius Academy of Arts
The Vilnius Prosecutor’s Office has closed a pre-trial investigation into allegations of sexual harassment at the Vilnius Academy of Arts (VDA). […]
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Politics
Seimas speaker plans parliamentary panel for MP’s sexual misconduct allegations
Lithuania’s Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis has pledged to form an ad hoc commission at the parliament to scrutinize the sexual misconduct allegations against MP Mykolas Majauskas. […]
Foreign affairs
Head of women’s crisis centre in Vilnius calls on Seimas to ratify Istanbul Convention
The head of Vilnius Women’s House, a non-governmental organization running a crisis centre for women, has called on the Lithuanian parliament to ratify the so-called Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, saying that it would help fight sexual harassment. […]
Society
Trimakas leaves Vilnius Arts Academy amid misconduct allegations
Lithuanian National Culture and Arts Prize winner, photographer Gintautas Trimakas, who has been accused of unacceptable behaviour toward female students, is leaving the Vilnius Academy of Arts (VDA). […]
Society
Vilnius prosecutors instructed to probe sexual harassment allegations
Vilnius prosecutors will look into the public reports about possible sexual harassment after instructions from Prosecutor General Evaldas Pašilis to scrutinize all legal circumstances of the events. […]
Society
3 lecturers of Vilnius Academy of Art accused of sexual harassment
Ethics watchdogs of the senate of the Vilnius Academy of Art is looking into student complaints over possibly unethical conduct of three of the academy’s lecturers. […]
Society
Vilnius Arts Academy’s ethics panel to look at sexual harassment allegations
The Ethics Committee of the Senate of the Vilnius Academy of Arts, or VDA, is holding a meeting on Thursday to discuss sexual harassment allegations against two of its lecturers. […]
Society
Vilnius Academy of Art professor resigns after anonymous sexual exploitation allegations
Jonas Gasiūnas, professor at the Vilnius Academy of Art and National Prize winner, is stepping down after anonymous accusations of sexually exploiting his female students, lrytas.lt news portal said. […]
Society
Law-enforcement should probe sexual abuse allegations against Gasiūnas – PM
Allegations that Jonas Gasiūnas, a professor at Vilnius Academy of Arts, prominent painter and Lithuanian National Culture and Arts Prize laureate, sexually abused female students should be probed by law-enforcement bodies, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Wednesday. […]
Society
Vilnius Academy of Arts suspends professor amid sexual abuse allegations (Updated)
Audrius Klimas, the rector of Vilnius Academy of Arts, or VDA, says that Professor Jonas Gasiūnas has been suspended for two weeks following reports that he allegedly sexually abused female students. […]