LGBT community protest in the front the Russian Embassy
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Rainbow Bus: protest held next to the Russian Embassy

On 13th May, 2017 in order to draw the attention to the persecution and serious human rights violations against LGBT people in Chechnya (Russian Federation), the National LGBT rights organization LGL organized a protest next to the Russian Embassy in Vilnius, the Lithuanian Gay League reported in a press release. […]

Evaldas Rimašauskas
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Request for Lithuanian scam suspect’s extradition to US lacks necessary info

The US extradition request for Evaldas Rimašauskas, a Lithuanian national who is reportedly suspected of defrauding US-based Internet giants Facebook and Google of 100 million US dollars, fails to provide the necessary information required by Lithuanian laws, the suspect’s lawyer said on Friday. […]

Cyber thief
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Prosecutors ask court to extradite fraud suspect Rimašauskas to US

The Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office has asked a court to extradite Evaldas Rimašauskas, a Lithuanian national suspected of defrauding US-based Internet giants Facebook and Google of 100 million US dollars, to the United States. […]

Kaunas Technical University
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Government to put university reform plan for public discussion

The Lithuanian government was briefed on Wednesday about a reform of universities proposed by a prime minister-appointed working group, but decided to hold a public discussion of the project with the academic community before sending it to the parliament for approval. […]