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Guantanamo detainee to be given news about his victory against Lithuania Thursday
Abu Zubaydah, a Saudi Arabia-born Palestinian being detained in a US military base, will likely be informed on Thursday about the European Court of Human Rights‘ final ruling that he was was illegally held in a secret CIA prison in Lithuania more than a decade ago. […]
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Lithuanian president, Prince Edward discuss EU threats, bolstering security
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Wednesday met with visiting British Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and discussed bilateral relations, arising threats and bolstering security in the European Union. […]
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UK’s Prince Edward to pay visit to Lithuania
The United Kingdom’s Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, will pay a visit to Lithuania on Wednesday. […]
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ECHR’s CIA prison ruling comes into force: three tasks for Lithuania
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday rejected the Lithuanian government appeal and upheld the ruling that the country hosted a secret CIA prison in 2005-2006 where Abu Zubaydah, a Saudi Arabia-born Palestinian, was held there over his suspected involvement in terrorism. […]
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ECHR rejects Lithuania’s CIA prison appeal
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday rejected the Lithuanian government request to reconsider the court’s judgment that the country hosted a secret CIA prison more than a decade ago. […]
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LVŽS leaders calls for naming Ramanauskas-Vanagas de facto head of Lithuanian state
Ramūnas Karbauskis, leader of the ruling Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽS), on Tuesday invited society, historians and lawyers to start a discussion on naming Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas as de facto head of state of post-war Lithuania that was fighting against Soviet occupation. […]
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Lithuania won’t tolerate attempts to rewrite history, foreign minister says
Lithuania will not tolerate attempts to rewrite history and reverse the roles of victims and executioners, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said on Monday. […]
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Lithuania hands protest to Russia over statements about partisan commander
The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned Russia’s ambassador Alexander Udaltsov to hand him a note of strong protest over Russian officials’ statements about Lithuania’s anti-Soviet guerilla war hero Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas. […]
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Danish prince visits NATO troops in Lithuania
Danish Prince Joachim met with Lithuanian military commanders and NATO troops during his visit to the country on Sunday and Monday, the Defense Ministry said. […]
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US provides no info to Lithuania in CIA prison probe, prosecutors say
The United States has declined to provide information to Lithuanian prosecutors in their investigation into a suspected secret CIA prison near Vilnius. […]
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Lithuanian vets downplay as ‘hypothesis’ Belgium’s suspicions about Baltics as ASF source
A senior Lithuanian veterinary official has played down Belgium’s suspicions that African swine fever (ASF) could have been brought to the country from the Baltic states as just “a hypothesis”. […]
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ECHR to hear Lithuania’s CIA prison appeal
A panel of five judges at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is due to hold a sitting on Monday to decide whether or not to accept the Lithuanian government’s request to reconsider the court’s judgment that the country hosted a secret CIA prison more than a decade ago. […]
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Lithuanian PM leaving for Japan
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is leaving for Japan on Monday and will seek to strengthen trade and business ties. […]
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Diplomats from 30 countries paid final respects to Lithuania’s partisan commander
Diplomats from 30 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and Israel, honored the memory of anti-Soviet partisan commander Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas during his state funeral on Saturday. […]
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Pope Francis sends thank you letter after Lithuanian visit
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has received a thank you letter from Pope Francis for the warm reception during his recent state visit to Lithuania, the presidential office said. […]
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Lithuanian PM to go to Japan next week
Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis will pay a visit to Japan next week, representatives of the government have confirmed. […]
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Russian diplomat pulled over for apparent drunk driving in Klaipėda
A Russian diplomat was pulled over for apparent drunk driving in the Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda on Wednesday evening, but refused to take a breathalyzer test, the Police Department said. […]