Jewish song and dance group Fajerlech. Photo courtesy of the Lithuanian Jewish Community
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Beigel Awards for Tolerance presented in Lithuania

Six people were presented with the Beigel Awards for Tolerance, traditional awards presented by the Jewish Community of Lithuania, for promoting tolerance in the country. […]

Vytautas Mizaras
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Lithuania might violate human rights convention by legalizing opposite-sex partnership only, expert says

By treating opposite-sex and same-sex partnerships differently, Lithuania might violate the European Convention of Human Rights, Vilnius University Professor of Law Vytautas Mizaras says. […]

Parodė nuskendusio lėktuvo nuotrauką
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Inspection results for sunken Lithuanian An-2 plane due on Tuesday afternoon

A team of specialists started inspecting the sunken An-2 plane that crashed on May 16 with two pilots aboard while flying over the Baltic Sea from Sweden to Lithuania. The inspection results are due on Tuesday afternoon, says Edvinas Ivanauskas, director of the firm Mammoet Baltic which is carrying out the operation. […]

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Sociologist: Demonising Lithuania’s ethnic minorities is unfair and counter-productive

Russia‘s aggression in Ukraine has exposed Lithuania’s sloppiness in dealing with its own ethnic minorities. Research shows that, amidst media craze about the war in Ukraine, Lithuania’s Russian-speaking citizens get increasingly often depicted as a domestic risk, while their alleged disloyalty to the state is pinpointed as threat to Lithuania’s national security and territorial integrity. […]

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1 in 3 Lithuanians receive pensions

In 2014 the number of recipients of old-age pensions paid by the State Social Insurance Fund (Sodra) decreased by a thousand to 599,600. By the end of 2014, as much as 923,200 people received at least one type of pension, i.e., one in three Lithuanians. […]

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Smoking in decline in Lithuania

The number of smokers in Lithuania has decreased slightly in the past three years, the latest Eurobarometer survey has shown. […]