Society
Cyber-crime incidents on the rise in Lithuania
According to the Lithuanian National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-LT), the number of registered cyber-crime incidents grew by 15 percent over the last year. […]
Society
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Kalashnikov fugitive tells court he regrets pointing gun at police officers
Igoris Molotkovas, who sparked a massive manhunt operation in Vilnius last November after escaping police with a Kalashnikov, gave evidence in his case on Tuesday. […]
Society
Migrant family case against Lithuania will help clarify refugee rules, say experts
The lawsuit against the Lithuanian state by a migrant family from Iraq who arrived in Lithuania last December under the European Union‘s refugee resettlement programme will help clarify refugee handling procedures, according to legal experts. […]
Society
Lithuanian universities’ wifi tops global rankings
Rotten WiFi, a Lithuanian WiFi watchdog startup in the UK, tested the WiFi connections of more than 350 universities around the world and found that Lithuanian universities dominated the top 10 in their rankings. Five of the top 10 positions belong to Lithuanian universities, and these also occupy the top 3 spots. […]
Society
No active terrorist organisations in Lithuania, says report
There are no active terrorist organizations in Lithuania, according to the national money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessment report presented by the Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) on Monday. […]
Society
Iraqi migrant family sues Lithuanian government for not granting refugee status
An Iraqi migrant family, which were the first to arrive in Lithuania under the European Union‘s refugee resettlement programme last December, is suing the Migration Department for not granting them refugee status. […]
Society
Atheists in Lithuania know more about religion than believers
Although surveys show that less than 2% of Lithuanians are atheists, they know more about religion than the rest of the population, Lithuania researcher Rasa Bendaravičienė told LRT Radio. […]
Society
Alcohol abusers should lose social benefits, say Conservatives
The Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats have proposed that alcohol abusers should lose all social benefits under a plan laid out to combat the epidemic of alcoholism and related social problems in Lithuania. […]
Opinion
Lithuanian media often gripped by herd mentality in times of crisis, say experts
Lithuania has a free press but is prone to one-sided reporting and being gripped by a herd mentality, says a leading analyst. […]
Society
Kalashnikov manhunt tops Lithuania’s Google searches in 2015
Igoris Molotkovas, the guy who sparked a massive manhunt operation in Vilnius in November after escaping police with a Kalashnikov, was the most googled person in Lithuania last year. Google search results also show that Lithuanians were interested in solar eclipses, basketball and Snapchat. […]
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How to subscribe to the Lithuania Tribune
If you’re having trouble registering for a user account or making a subscription payment, these instructions will show you how. […]
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Ex-KGB officer sets up fund to help other suspects in January 13 massacre
Former KGB officer Mikhail Golovatov, who is a suspect in the January 13, 1991, massacre in Lithuania, has set up a fund to help other suspects in the case, according to MP Artūras Paulausas, chairman of the parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee. […]
Society
How Western media reported the events of January 13, 1991
Western media reacted to the events of January 1991 in Lithuania cautiously at the time. Almost all the foreign media that covered the events of January 13 condemned the Soviet aggression and respected Lithuania’s fight for freedom. […]
Society
15-year-old Lithuanian boy killed in Sweden may have been targeted for dispute with refugee
The tragic stabbing on 12:45 Monday of Arminas Pileckas, a 15-year-old Lithuanian boy living in Sweden, by a 14-year-old boy while the two were at school may potentially bring the discussion about refugees back to the forefront of the Lithuanian public’s attention. Though the Swedish police have yet to confirm the 14-year-old suspect’s name or identity, several Swedish media sites, as well as what is allegedly a video of the altercation that led to the stabbing, indicate that the suspect may have been a Syrian refugee. […]
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Lithuania commemorates day of freedom defenders
The day of the Defenders of Freedom was commemorated in Lithuania on Tuesday to honour January 13, 1991, the anniversary of the defenders of Lithuanian freedom and the victims of Soviet aggression. Bonfires were burning all around Lithuania as a reminder of the day when the country’s freedom was defended on January 13, 1991. […]
Opinion
“These events show to the world that we still savour our freedom”
Lithuanians all over the world stand in solidarity on the 25th anniversary commemoration of January 1991 events. […]
Society
The capital of communication: Kaunas on January 13
“Sometimes I think, how come we weren’t a least bit afraid – even for my husband, who was a Soviet army conscript at the time?” Odeta Barkauskienė, a factory worker at the time of the turbulent events of January 1991, remembers her spontaneous decision to join civil guards of a broadcasting station near Kaunas. […]
Society
Row breaks out over firing of human rights NGO head
A row has broken out between the Human Rights Monitoring Institute and its director Dovilė Šakalienė, who has been recently dismissed from her job. […]
Society
Lithuanians among ‘most politically inactive in Europe’
Lithuanians are among the least politically active citizens in Europe, according to new research. […]
Society
“Soviet tanks rattled onto Klaipėda’s streets with paratroopers on top clutching their rifles”
Three Klaipėda City councilmen remember January 13, 1991 – the memories don’t fade. […]