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Lithuanian court orders involuntary treatment for genocide convict

The Regional Court of Kaunas, Lithuania’s second-largest city, has ordered involuntary treatment for a former Soviet security agent convicted in a genocide case. […]

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Lithuanian government intent on reducing corruption threefold within decade

Lithuania’s government intends to set a goal of reducing the number of residents who have paid a bribe by a factor of three by 2025, as compared to this year’s numbers. […]

Larisa Dmitrijeva
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Russian Union of Lithuania accuses police of attempts to discredit Russian-speaking community

The searches conducted on Wednesday in several Russian-language schools in Vilnius were aimed at discrediting the local Russian community, the Russian Union of Lithuania said. […]

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Lithuania edges up in corruption perception index

Lithuania ranks 39th among 175 countries in this year’s Corruption Perception Index published by Transparency International. Last year, Lithuania was 43rd among 177 rated countries. […]