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  • Society

Vilnius court closes 1991 crackdown case, to issue ruling in February

A Vilnius court on Friday completed hearings in a mass trial related to the 1991 Soviet crackdown on protesters in…

6 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Ex-KGB officer tells court they were in Vilnius in 1991 on Gorbachev’s orders

Mikhail Golovatov, a former KGB officer who is being tried in absentia for his role in the January 1991 bloody…

6 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

1991 crackdown case defendant Golovatov sees trial as political

Mikhail Golovatov, a former KGB officer who is being tried in absentia for his role in the January 1991 bloody…

6 years ago
  • Society

Jan. 13 defendants followed orders, knew nothing about Lithuania’s history, lawyers say

The defendants in the January 13, 1991 case cannot be held accountable for the Jan. 13 events as they followed…

7 years ago
  • Society

Proposed Jan. 13 sentences are “fair”, victim’s son says

The sentences proposed by Lithuanian prosecutors for those on trial in absentia in the January 13, 1991 case are fair,…

7 years ago
  • History
  • Society

Prosecutors ask for life sentence for former Soviet Defense Minister Yazov (Updated)

The Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office asks a court to find former Soviet Defense Minister Dmitry Yazov guilty of crimes against…

7 years ago
  • Society

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
  • Politics

Vilnius court still expects Gorbachev to testify in 1991 crackdown trial

The Vilnius Regional Court has sent three summons to former Soviet leader Gorbachev asking him to testify as a witness…

8 years ago
  • Society

Huge trial over January 13th events in Vilnius will spill over into court hallway

On Wednesday, a Vilnius court will open hearings into the case surrounding the 13 January 1991 attempted coup, which is…

9 years ago