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Grave robbers dig up WWI and WWII German graves in Lithuania
Grave robbers dug up two burial sites in Lithuania in search of military memorabilia from the two world wars, Lzinios.lt reports. […]
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Police implement zero-tolerance speeding policy until Friday morning
From 6:00 in the morning on Thursday until 6:00 in the morning on Friday, Lithuanian police will enforce speeding laws to the letter – violations of even 1 km/h can expect tickets. […]
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Lithuania moves down in media freedom index
Lithuania was ranked 35th in this year’s World Press Freedom Index published by the non-governmental organization Reporters Without Borders. […]
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First humans came to Lithuania 30,000 years earlier than thought
It has long been thought that the first inhabitants came to the territory of present-day Lithuania 14,000 years ago, but a new discovery has pushed back the date at least 30,000 years more. […]
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Vilnius endorses plans to break up Roma settlement
The City Council of Vilnius approved a Roma integration plan which envisages breaking up the Roma settlement on the outskirts of the Lithuanian capital and resettling its residents in other parts of the town. […]
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Young people in Lithuania rely on social media for news
Young people in Lithuania are not avid followers of news about their country and the world, a study has shown. Most rely on social media as their source of news. […]
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January 13th trial tells of fears of violent coup in aftermath of Lithuanian independence
Concerns about the Soviet plot to overturn Lithuania’s legitimate administration could always be felt in the years following the restoration of Lithuanian independence, said Lithuania’s then-MP Vincas Ramutis Gudaitis. […]
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Vilnius to tear down illegal structures in Roma settlement
Authorities are to tear down illegally erected structures in Vilnius Roma settlement alongside measures to integrate members of the Roma community, Vilnius Deputy Mayor Gintautas Paluckas has said, adding that the demolition will start as soon as a family occupying the building moves out. […]
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Reporters call on president to veto restrictions to reporting on court cases
Lithuanian reporters have asked the country’s president to veto a law that introduces penalties for reporting on non-open trial procedures. […]
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Lithuania – fattest post-Soviet state according to Radio Liberty
Lithuania has appeared on top of a list called the fattest post-Soviet people announced on Monday morning by Radio Liberty. […]
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Number of alcohol selling points may be slashed in half, says health minister
Minister of Health Juras Požėla discussed some of the changes to alcohol laws that the Ministry of Health will propose to combat alcoholism in Lithuania. […]
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Soviet war crime trial in Lithuania reveals details of Bush-Gorbachev encounters
Surprising revelations about former US President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev have emerged in the mass trial of over 60 persons charged for their roles in a bloody crackdown on protesters in Vilnius, Lithuania in January 1991. […]
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Anti-refugee initiative dealt major setback in Lithuania
A public activist group against the resettlement of refugees in Lithuania failed to collect a sufficient number of signatures to force the Seimas to consider repealing last autumn’s decision to lay the groundwork for participation in the European Union‘s refugee resettlement program. […]
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Lithuania’s democracy held back by corruption, says Freedom House
Though the level of democracy in Lithuania is higher than in Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, it still lags behind its Baltic state neighbours of Estonia and Latvia, according to U.S.-based nongovernmental organisation Freedom House. […]
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Lithuanians giving more to charities, non-profits and NGOs
More than 70,000 requests for tax redirections to various charities, non-profits and nongovernmental organisations have been submitted in Lithuania this year. According to the State Tax Inspectorate (VMI), the number of requests and recipients has been growing every year. […]
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Suicide prevention strategy unveiled by Vilnius city government
The Vilnius City Municipality has created a strategy to reduce the number of suicides in Vilnius. […]
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Photo of the week: Welcome to Lithuania
Afghani refugee Abdul Basir Yoususi was the centre of attention when he arrived in Vilnius International Airport on Wednesday. […]