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Amnesty bill to go to Seimas despite criticism from legal experts

September 5, 2018 BNS 0

The Lithuanian parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs decided on Wednesday to submit a draft law granting amnesty to some prisoners to the full Seimas for consideration, despite legal experts warning that it may run counter to the Constitution. […]

Up to 450 inmates would be affected by amnesty in Lithuania

August 8, 2018 BNS 0

400-450 inmates would be affected by proposed amnesty in Lithuania, Justice Minister Elvinas Jankevičius said on Tuesday after meeting with Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union. […]

Lithuania violates life prisoners’ rights by depriving them of hope of release – ECHR

May 23, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania violates the rights of prisoners serving life sentences by depriving them of any hope of release, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg ruled on Tuesday. […]

Justmin sacks chief of Kaunas Remand Prison over gross violations

April 12, 2017 BNS EN 0

Lithuania’s Justice Minister Milda Vainiūtė on Wednesday said she sacked Edvardas Kviatkauskas from director of the Kaunas Remand Prison over gross violations after an in-service check. […]

Man jailed for spying for Belarus to get compensation for poor prison conditions

March 9, 2017 BNS EN 0

Andrei Oshurkov, a former military paramedic convicted of spying for Belarus, is to receive 1,500 euros in compensation from the Lithuanian state for non-material damage he suffered while waiting for his sentence in an overcrowded prison cell. […]

ECHR report criticises Lithuania over poor prison conditions, gender reassignment and Paksas

April 4, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

A report by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) criticizes Lithuania for failing to improve living conditions in the country’s prisons, legislate gender reassignment and pass legislation allowing the impeached former president Rolandas Paksas to run for office. […]

First halfway house opening in Alytus

March 18, 2016 BNS 0

Lithuania’s first halfway house is opening in Alytus on Friday. […]

Maltese man fights extradition to Lithuania quoting ‘inhumane’ prison conditions

January 27, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

A man arrested in Malta on Lithuania-issued arrest warrant is fighting extradition, saying conditions in Lithuanian prisons are inhumane. […]

Former prisoner Rimantas Muka. Photo Inga Lucuniene

After prison, a will to change is not enough

January 7, 2015 Inga Springe 0

Having received his release papers from the prison’s management, on an average day of the Baltic autumn Rimantas Muka (31) moved through the gates of Alytus prison in Lithuania. He bought a kebab and a soda at a nearby kiosk. He just stood there and ate, waiting. Muka thought that the autumn morning was wonderful. […]

Lithuania to open Norwegian-style halfway houses to transition prison inmates into freedom

October 25, 2014 Lithuania Tribune 0

Using Norway‘s experience as inspiration, Lithuania will establish halfway houses in four locations for prison inmates who are about to complete their sentences. […]

“No need to mince words”: an assessment of what Trump’s victory means for Lithuania

November 6, 2024 0

“We can shout very loudly, but it won’t change the position of the American people,” says Professor Tomas Janeliūnas, as the winner of the United States of America’s (USA) presidential election, which will almost certainly […]

Another year in the sovereign history of Kazakhstan

October 24, 2024 0

Republic Day has been celebrated in Kazakhstan as the main national date since 2022, giving new life to the fundamental document on state sovereignty—the Declaration of October 25, 1990. The Republic is a modern form […]

In the assessment of NATO’s readiness for war with Russia, there is also a warning about the Baltic states: what is the Kremlin’s wild card?

October 23, 2024 0

According to Lrytas.lt, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) faces a new geopolitical reality with the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While the Alliance has begun responding to emerging threats, its readiness for […]

These parties will enter the Seimas for the third time in a row. How many votes did they lose, and how many did they gain?

October 15, 2024 0

As various parties emerge, disappear or reorganize themselves in the political space, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats – TS-LKD) and the Liberal Movement are making […]

Citus experts: Housing demand surpasses the results of the past two years – buyers of the economic segment are returning

October 13, 2024 0

In the last quarter of the year, the number of new housing units (apartments and terraced houses) sold in Vilnius in the economy class was 50% higher than in April–June, according to preliminary data from […]