Hans Luik
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DELFI shareholder: Dictatorial propaganda has taught us to value freedom of press

One of Estonia‘s richest people and shareholder of DELFI, one of the biggest media groups in the Baltics, Hans Luik shares stories about getting into the media industry, doing business in Ukraine and challenges to free media raised by dictatorial governments as well as technological advances. […]

LGL meeting at the Swedish ambassador's residence. Photo by LGL
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Lithuanian NGOs and Swedish Embassy cooperate to organize IDAHOT events

On 30 January 2015, the National LGBT* Rights Organization LGL and the Swedish Embassy in Vilnius organized a meeting to discuss preparations for this year’s celebration of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) in Lithuania. The meeting was hosted in the residence of the Swedish ambassador and attended by more than thirty ambassadors and representatives of the civil society. […]

European Humanities University
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Lithuania discusses future of Belarusian university-in-exile

On 30 January, at a meeting in Vilnius, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius urged representatives of all governing bodies of the European Humanities University (EHU) to unite for a common goal, ensure smooth operations of the university, and meet its commitments to the students, the Belarusian society and international donor community, Lithuania’s MFA said. […]

Klaipėdoje išterliotas Seimo narės I. Rozovos dukters namas
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House of Lithuanian MP’s daughter vandalized with anti-Russian slogans

The house of the daughter of Lithuanian MP Irina Rozova, representing the Russian Alliance, has been vandalized with red stars and anti-Russian slogans. The MP says the incident has to do with her political activities. […]

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Hundreds honour Mariupol attack victims in Vilnius

Several hundred people paid tribute to the victims of the recent attack on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol outside the Lithuanian parliament on Monday night. […]