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Prosecutors close probe into alleged sexual harassment at Vilnius Academy of Arts

The Vilnius Prosecutor's Office has closed a pre-trial investigation into allegations of sexual harassment at the Vilnius Academy of Arts…

6 years ago
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Andrius Kubilius. Strategy for the protection of democracy against hybrid threats

1. Democracies, both new and old, have been facing numerous challenges in the 21st century.Growing populist and authoritarian tendencies, on…

7 years ago
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Andrius Kubilius. Strategy for the protection of democracy against hybrid threats

1. Democracies, both new and old, have been facing numerous challenges in the 21st century.Growing populist and authoritarian tendencies, on…

7 years ago
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Lithuanian prosecutors demand jail sentences, EUR 11.3 mln damages in 1991 crackdown trial

Defendants in a mass trial related to the bloody events of Jan. 13, 1991 in Vilnius must be given severe…

7 years ago
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Lithuanian prosecutors to propose sentences against 66 defendants in 1991 crackdown trial

Public prosecutors from the Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office on Tuesday started delivering their concluding statements in a mass trial related…

7 years ago
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Lithuanian prosecutors to probe alleged TV libel against MP Majauskas

Lithuanian prosecutors on Monday launched a pre-trial investigation regarding an alleged libel against MP Mykolas Majauskas, who was publicly accused…

7 years ago
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About 100 people outside Seimas demand milder punishment for cannabis possession

Around 100 people gathered outside the Lithuanian parliament on Saturday to protest against strict punishments against possession of small amounts…

7 years ago
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Lithuanian court convicts man for public approval of Soviet crimes

A Vilnius court on Monday imposed restriction of freedom for Jurijus Subotinas, resident of the country's eastern city of Visaginas,…

7 years ago
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Lithuanian court merges two January 13 coup trials

A Vilnius court on Wednesday decided to merge two cases of the January 13 trial into one – criminal charges…

7 years ago
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Seimas passes amendments for in-absentia trial of ex-bankers

Lithuania's parliament on 19 October passed amendments initiated by President Dalia Grybauskaitė that en able the country's law-enforcement to put…

7 years ago
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Russian border guard released in courtroom after border violation

A Šakiai court on Monday found Russian border guard Ruslan Peregud guilty of unlawfully entering Lithuania. As the man had…

7 years ago
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Prosecutors want Russian 60 days behind bars for border offense

Lithuanian prosecutor has asked for a 60-day arrest of the Russian border guard for swimming across the River Šešupė that…

7 years ago
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Seimas to discuss president’s bid to raise fines for crimes

Lithuania's parliament will consider the proposal to raise fines for offenses and link the sizes of the fines with the…

7 years ago
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President proposes to increase fines for crimes

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė plans to table amendments to the Criminal Code to increase fines for all crimes and to…

7 years ago
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ARAS warning after Nemenčinė incident: don’t play war games in Lithuanian forests

Sunday morning at the Nemenčinė forest, a 12-person group gathers. It could be noted that some men are wearing the…

8 years ago
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Prosecutors refuse to open probe on MP Bastys

The Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office told BNS on Wednesday it had refused opening a pre-trial investigation into MP Mindaugas Bastys'…

8 years ago
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Border guards to investigate possible Lithuania-Belarus border violation

Lithuanian border guards said on Tuesday that they have launched a pre-trial investigation after a light aircraft piloted by a…

8 years ago
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MP Steponavičius says wont’ resign despite calls from Seimas speaker

Gintaras Steponavičius of the Lithuanian Liberal Movement said on Friday that he would not step down as a lawmaker despite…

8 years ago
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Prosecutors launch probe into sexual harassment claims against MP Pūkas

The Vilnius Regional Prosecutor's Office has launched a pre-trial investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Kęstutis Pūkas, a member of…

8 years ago
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1st drunk-driving case in 2017 goes to court under tightened law

A 26-year-old man caught drunk-driving on the New Year's night faces criminal liability under Lithuania's tightened regulations, the Prosecutor General'…

8 years ago