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Lithuanian Jewish Community rallies in support for Israel’s military

July 24, 2014 the Lithuania Tribune 0

A special event was hosted by the Lithuanian Jewish Community Wednesday night in support of the Israeli army which has been engaged in military action in the Gaza Strip. […]

Jewish community leader: Jews feel well in Lithuania

July 24, 2014 BNS 0

Jews of Lithuania do not feel discriminated and therefore will make no complaints to the visiting US Special Envoy of the Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Ira Forman, says Faina Kukliansky, chairwoman of the Jewish Community of Lithuania. […]

Facebook remains Lithuanians’ favourite social network

July 23, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Facebook remains the most popular social network in Lithuania, used by 68 percent of all internet users in the country. Forty-six percent say they use it every day, a survey reveals. […]

Fire breaks out on Russian side of Curonian Spit

July 23, 2014 BNS 0

Fire broke out on Wednesday on the Russian side of the Curonian Spit. The piece of land in between the Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon is divided between Russia and Lithuania. […]

Šiauliai police officers on trial for corruption, drug dealing

July 23, 2014 BNS 0

Panevėžys prosecutors are charging 18 police officers with bribery, corruption, drug dealing, and unlawful possession of firearms and munitions. […]

US anti-Semitism envoy coming to Lithuania

July 23, 2014 BNS 0

US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Ira N. Forman is coming to Lithuania. […]

Activists in Vilnius rally in support of Palestine

July 23, 2014 BNS 0

Activists held a pro-Palestine rally in central Vilnius Tuesday evening, highlighting the plot of ordinary people affected by the ongoing conflict. […]

National broadcaster, Lithuania’s squad in information wars

July 23, 2014 DELFI EN 0

The director general of the Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) maintains that the LRT toes the line of President Dalia Grybauskaitė’s expectations, assisting Lithuania in the information war. […]

Measures taken to prepare handicapped Lithuanians for euro changeover

July 22, 2014 the Lithuania Tribune 0

The Bank of Lithuania has initiated meetings with representatives of organisations representing people with disabilities (the blind and the deaf), seeking to ensure that information about changeover to the euro is accessible to them as well. […]

Late Monsignor Alfonsas Svarinskas: Priesthood marked with pain and terror

July 22, 2014 Tomas Janonis 0

Prominent Lithuanian clergyman, former dissident and political figure Monsignor Alfonsas Svarinskas passed away last week, aged 89. One of the most active Lithuanian dissidents hated Soviet occupants with all his heart and soul. As a result, Svarinskas spent 22 years in labour camps of Siberia. […]

Vilnius court hears detention appeal in January 1991 massacre case

July 22, 2014 BNS 0

At a closed-door hearing on Tuesday, Vilnius Regional Court heard an appeal by Russian citizen Yuriy Mel, a suspect in the 13 January 1991 case, against a district court’s decision to extend his detention for two months. […]

Social media guru from US State Department: Facebook and Twitter are not going to end civilization

July 22, 2014 Ruslanas Irzikevicius 0

Tristram Perry, Public Affairs Officer at the United States Embassy in Kazakhstan, insists that social media can be an effective tool in the hands of state institutions, yet one that requires understanding and discipline to use. “I think social media is sometimes seen as a magic bullet, but it is not one,” he tells the Lithuania Tribune. “It is one tool of many, which has to be chosen wisely since you cannot nail a nail with a shoe.” […]

Half Lithuanian drivers ignore rules une using phones while driving

July 21, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Every second driver in Lithuania disregards the prohibition to use the phone while driving without handsfree equipment, shows a survey carried out by Lithuanian non-life insurance company Lietuvos Draudimas. […]

Most Lithuanians pessimistic about developments in the country

July 21, 2014 ELTA EN 0

Six out of ten Lithuanians believe the situation in the country has worsened. This trend has been revealed by a poll conducted on 19-28 June by pollster Baltijos Tyrimai, commissioned by ELTA news agency. […]

Lithuanians’ trust in government institutions grows

July 20, 2014 ELTA EN 0

According to a poll, Lithuanians’ trust in their governmental institutions grew during the summer. Six institutions received higher ratings: the fire department, the police, the President’s Office, the Government, the Bank of Lithuania and the press. The only institution viewed negatively by the public was the Social Security Fund Board. […]

Lithuanian satellite wraps up mission in space

July 18, 2014 BNS 0

Vilnius University‘s satellite LituanicaSAT-1 will soon end its space mission – it should burn in the atmosphere in about a week, between 24-28 July, the university said. […]

“120s”: Monsignor Svarinskas passes away, US and EU announce new sanctions for Russia

July 18, 2014 DELFI EN 0

News in 120 seconds: prominent Catholic clergyman Svarinskas passes away, film and stage actor Banionis hospitalized, US and EU announce sanctions against Russia, new proof of Ukraine attacks from Russia, Ukraine: Russia fired missile at our jet, new ministers sworn in. […]