Foreign affairs
Russian political activist Gorsky turns to court after denied asylum in Lithuania
Russian political activist Yuri Gorsky has appeal against the Lithuanian Migration Department‘s refusal to grant him political asylum. […]
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CORPORATE
What to do with those shooting at the state: Bakas softens his tone
Having proposed that suspect news media outlets should have their licenses stripped, Vytautas Bakas is backing away, claiming that this is not his opinion. The head of the Lithuanian branch of Freedom House Vytis Jurkonis […]
CORPORATE
Lithuania’s pivotal role in the struggle for democracy
What an extraordinary thing Lithuania is doing – the initiation of a process of national awakening and democratic renewal at a time when Lithuania’s national consciousness is already awake and your democracy is vibrant, forward-looking, […]
CORPORATE
Ž. Pavilionis. About Vovochka the neighbour and the choice: the West or the Lithuanian Schroederism?
Many of us have probably encountered or at least have heard of an undisciplined next-door-neighbour with a fondness for drinking. Let us call him Vovochka (the Russian equivalent of “Little Johnny”, a diminutive form of […]
Opinion
Russia couldn’t find a future but wants to manage the past
Next year Russia will hold presidential elections. But there are some problems. First of all, Russia is not a democratic state. In “Freedom House” rankings it belongs to the “not free” countries category. In 2017 the country received an evaluation of only 20 points from 100. It means, that in the short-term we should not expect free and democratic elections in Russia. […]
Society
Lithuania moves up on Freedom House media rating
Lithuania moved up slightly on the media freedom index published by the US non-governmental organization Freedom House, ranking 21 points on a scale where 0 means full freedom and 100 means full media restriction. […]
Uncategorized
Speaking about changes in Belarus would be self-deceit
An opposition figure has been elected to the Belarusian parliament for the first time in a decade, however, the fact does not mean major changes in the country ruled by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, says Lithuanian political scientist Vytis Jurkonis. […]
Society
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. […]
Politics
Lithuania edges down in Freedom House democracy index
Lithuania has dropped in Freedom House‘s democracy index due to the country’s law enforcement’s actions against BNS news agency. But in terms of media independence and the general assessment, the Baltic country remains one of the most democratic countries among those that have gone through changes in their political systems. […]