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Polish investigator who kidnaps Lithuanian children from Norway’s child services: We did things we cannot talk about
It is a public secret what Krzysztof Rutkowski, a Polish private investigator, does for a living. He is helping people who have had their parental rights restricted by Norway‘s child welfare services to get their children back. Rutkowski tells DELFI that he has worked with families from Lithuania, too. […]
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Lithuanian prosecutors investigate suspected anti-constitutional activity on Facebook page
The Lithuanian Prosecutor General‘s Office has opened a pre-trial investigation into suspected crimes against Lithuania’s independence, territorial integrity and Constitutional order on a Facebook page, entitled The People’s Republic of Vilnius, which seemingly advocates separatism. […]
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Lithuanian government raises terrorism threat level
The Government of Lithuania on Wednesday raised the level of terrorism threat from lowest to low. […]
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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. […]
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Pope thanks Lithuanian bishops for “heroic” activity during Soviet times
Pope Francis met with Lithuanian bishops on Monday and thanked them for their “heroic” defence of the Church during the Soviet times. He also warned about “other dangers such as secularism and relativism”, the Vatican Radio reports. […]
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Dual citizenship debate continues as prominent compatriots lose Lithuanian passports
Lithuanian businessman Aivaras Abromavičius, who was recently appointed to run Ukraine’s Ministry of Economy, is about to lose his Lithuanian passport. […]
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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. […]
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Growing trust in police brings Lithuania closer to Western Europe, sociologists say
The growing trust in the police in Lithuania is bringing the country closer to Western Europe where the police is a highly-trusted institution, sociologists say. […]
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Population in Lithuania down 21,600 over 2014
According to early estimates of Statistics Lithuania, at the end of 2014 the number of inhabitants in Lithuania totalled 2.92 million, it decreased by 21,600 or 0.7 percent, compared to late 2013. […]
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Every tenth Lithuanian admits illegally downloading music, films and books from internet
More than a tenth of surveyed Lithuanians regularly download music, films and books illegally, according to a survey presented at the Ministry of Culture on Thursday. […]
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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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Lithuania to spend EUR 1.4 million on fighting discrimination
The Government of Lithuania on Wednesday backed an inter-institutional action plan for promoting non-discrimination and will allocate over EUR 1.4 million for research and promotion of public tolerance towards groups suffering from discrimination. […]
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Belarusian opposition accuses Vilnius-based European Humanities University leadership of authoritarianism
Members of the Belarusian opposition have turned to Lithuanian politicians for help over leadership of the European Humanities University (EHU) which is operating in Vilnius, saying it is transforming the exiled university into Russia’s fifth column, the Lietuvos Žinios daily reports. […]
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Lithuania grants state pensions to nearly 100 Jew rescuers
Second-degree state pensions were granted to 98 Lithuanian residents who rescued Jews during the Holocaust, the Social Security and Labour Ministry said. […]
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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. […]
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Lithuanian TV watchdog channel representatives disagree on law application
The Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania (LRTK) and representatives of the Russian-language TV channel NTV Mir Lithuania disagree on the application of Lithuanian laws. […]