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Almost third of Lithuanians face poverty risk

Some 30.8 percent of the Lithuanian population were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2013, figures from the EU statistical office Eurostat shows. […]

Nadiya Savchenko (nuotr. RFE/RL)
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Human rights activists in Vilnius publish list of Russian political prisoners

Human rights activists in Vilnius on Thursday published a list of 114 political prisoners in Russia and say Soviet-style repressions are back in the country. […]

Edmundas Vaitekūnas
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Lithuania’s radio and TV authority says it has too few powers to fight propaganda

The Radio and Television Commission of Lithuania has very limited powers of fighting propaganda, its chairman Edmundas Vaitekūnas says. […]

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Auditors say Lithuania’s statutory officers don’t have access to adequate healthcare

In Lithuania, statutory officers are covered by compulsory health insurance; therefore, like the rest of the population, they are entitled to free healthcare services paid by the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund (CHIF) in the healthcare facility of their choice. […]