Jewish Genocide Memorial Day Archives

Lithuania to again read names in memory of Holocaust victims

September 18, 2017 BNS 0

Lithuania will commemorate the Jewish Genocide Memorial Day this year by reading the names of the Holocaust victims out loud, with the reading to kick off in Merkine this past Sunday and continue in Vilnius and Kaunas next week. […]

National Memorial Day for the Genocide of Lithuanian Jews Marked with Commemoration at Paneriai

‘This day remains extremely painful to all of us’ – Prof Landsbergis at Paneriai (Ponar)

September 28, 2016 Louis Garrick 0

Paneriai,— The National Memorial Day for the Genocide of Lithuanian Jews was marked officially on September with a public commemoration at Paneriai, the most notorious Second World War massacre site in Lithuania where up to 100,000 people were killed. […]

Lithuania commemorates Jewish genocide victims

September 23, 2016 BNS EN 0

Lithuania is commemorating Jewish Genocide Memorial Day today, on September 23. […]

Laurinkus. West has an opportunity, but whether it will seize it is uncertain

May 18, 2023 0

The enemy is at the gates, and the Lithuanian institutions responsible for state security are working on defence plans up to 2030. This is the worry that many people have after listening to discussions about […]

It’s official: Lithuania is establishing a division due to the Russian threat

May 11, 2023 0

The National Defence Council (NDC) met at the Presidential Palace to discuss security and defence issues. After the meeting, the participants announced that it had been decided to create a Lithuanian division because the Russian […]

Preparations for a war scenario in Lithuania – only on paper? Core institutions feel left in the dark

May 9, 2023 0

Preparations for a possible war seem to be limited to papers and strategies – Lithuanian schools, the country’s medical profession and even some members of the Seimas say they do not know what they should […]

F-16 jet. By Chandler Cruttenden, from Unsplash

F-16 for Ukraine: An open letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America

May 8, 2023 0

Mr. President, First and foremost, we would like to thank you, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, and the broad bipartisan coalition in Congress for your unwavering support for Ukraine and […]

Politicians, forced to chase Anušauskas in the corridors

May 3, 2023 0

President Gitanas Nausėda announced after a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday that it was agreed to deploy the Bundeswehr brigade in Lithuania gradually, depending on our country’s progress in developing the necessary […]

“Vilnius has never been so safe”: revealing how Lithuania’s power structures are preparing to meet world leaders

April 30, 2023 0

“Vilnius will be as safe as it has ever been before”, says Paulius Nemira, Deputy Director of the Command Security Service (CSD), referring to the NATO Summit in July, which will attract not only the […]