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Council of Europe criticizes Lithuania over failure to address sex change
The Council of Europe has warned Lithuania over its failure to adopt laws that would allow sex change surgeries. […]
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March planned in Vilnius to mark 500th anniversary of Battle of Orsha
A march will take place in old-town Vilnius on Friday to mark the 500th anniversary of victory against Russia in the Battle of Orsha. […]
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Lithuanian stunt pilot Kairys survives crash in Aegean Sea
The plane of Lithuanian stunt pilot Jurgis Kairys crashed in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday. The pilot survived and had to drift on a piece of wreckage of the plane for several hours while waiting for help. […]
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Swiss citizen detained in Vilnius for demonstration of Soviet symbols
A citizen of Switzerland was detained in Vilnius on Wednesday night for wearing clothes with Soviet symbols, the Police Department said on Thursday. […]
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Lithuanian media watchdog decides that LGBT rights video is harmful to children
A social video ad about LGBT families is detrimental to minors and therefore must be restricted, the Office of the Inspector of Journalist Ethics told the Lithuanian Gay League on Wednesday. […]
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33 people arrested in Lithuania as part of international crackdown on organized crime
Lithuanian law enforcement officers have detained 33 people as part of an international crackdown on organized crime. […]
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High Belarusian official detained in Lithuania
The Prosecutor General’s Office has confirmed the detention of Dmitry Konoplianik, official of the Belarusian Interrogations Committee. […]
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EHU welcomes nearly 400 new students
Three hundred ninety-two new students will begin their studies at the European Humanities University (EHU) this autumn. Their numbers include 329 undergraduate and 63 graduate students. […]
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More than 30,000 Lithuanians sign up for Constitution exam
Over 30,000 Lithuanians will take the Constitution exam, which is held for the eighth time this year, the Justice Ministry said. […]
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Lithuanian teachers’ unions postpone strike until end of negotiations
After a dispute between the joint representation of Lithuania’s education trade unions and the Ministry of Education and Science turned to a deadlock, there is still another chance to find a peaceful solution. Minister of Education Dainius Pavalkis agreed to settle the disagreement through a conciliator. […]
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Lithuanian president’s ex-aide pleads not guilty in court
The Lithuanian president’s former spokeswoman Daiva Ulbinaitė has pleaded not guilty on the charges of revealing a state secret. […]
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Kaunas Ghetto survivor shares memories as Lithuania marks Holocaust day
As the Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday held a commemorative sitting to mark the 70th anniversary of the liquidation of the Kaunas and Šiauliai Ghettos, Tobijas Jefetas, chairman of the Lithuanian union of former ghetto and concentration camp prisoners, shared his memories as one of very few Jewish children who survived the war. […]
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Lithuanian court opens second case into murder of anti-Soviet resistance commander
Kaunas Regional Court on Tuesday opened one more case into the murder of Lithuanian anti-Soviet resistance commander Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas. […]
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Lithuanian Jewish community handed out Bagel awards
The Jewish Community of Lithuania has presented special Bagel tolerance awards to individuals and organizations for promotion and spread of the Jewish culture. […]
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Lithuanian parliament committee discusses refugee integration issues
On Thursday, Lithuania’s parliament held a public hearing on the report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on the Participatory Assessment of refugees’ integration opportunities and challenges in Lithuania, the Seimas’ press service informs. […]
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Lithuanian president awards 51 Life Saving Crosses to savers of Jews
On the National Memorial Day for the Genocide of the Jews, President Dalia Grybauskaitė has awarded Life Saving Crosses to those who, despite mortal danger to their lives and their families’ lives, rescued Jews during World War II from the Nazis. […]
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Lithuanian digital TV operator to re-broadcast independent Russian channel Dozhd
Lithuania’s integrated telecommunication, IT and TV services provider Teo LT said on Thursday that it will offer clients Dozhd (Rain), an independent Russian TV channel, as part of its digital TV package. The broadcast will be available in Lithuania in October. […]
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Son of Jew-saving Japanese diplomat Sugihara coming to Lithuania
Nobuki Sugihara, a son of famous Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara who saved thousands of Jews from the Nazis during World War Two, is coming to Vilnius on Thursday. […]