Mission Siberia

Ex-political prisoners, deportees call on Russia to let Mission into SiberiaEx-political prisoners, deportees call on Russia to let Mission into Siberia
  • Central/Eastern Europe

Ex-political prisoners, deportees call on Russia to let Mission into Siberia

Lithuania's former political prisoners and deportees called on Russia during their convention on Saturday to let participants of the Mission…

7 years ago
Participants of Mission Siberia’18 return to Lithuania from KazakhstanParticipants of Mission Siberia’18 return to Lithuania from Kazakhstan
  • Society

Participants of Mission Siberia’18 return to Lithuania from Kazakhstan

Participants of Lithuania's 17th Mission Siberia expedition returned to Lithuania from Kazakhstan on Sunday. [...]

7 years ago
Lithuania’s 17th Mission Siberia expedition leaves for KazakhstanLithuania’s 17th Mission Siberia expedition leaves for Kazakhstan
  • Society

Lithuania’s 17th Mission Siberia expedition leaves for Kazakhstan

Lithuania's 17th Mission Siberia expedition is leaving for Kazakhstan on Thursday morning. [...]

7 years ago
No one can deny truth about genocide against Lithuanian people – GrybauskaitėNo one can deny truth about genocide against Lithuanian people – Grybauskaitė
  • Foreign affairs

No one can deny truth about genocide against Lithuanian people – Grybauskaitė

No artificial barriers can prevent young people from honoring the memory of the victims of Stalinism, just as no one…

7 years ago
Lithuania’s Mission Siberia will go to Kazakhstan this yearLithuania’s Mission Siberia will go to Kazakhstan this year
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania’s Mission Siberia will go to Kazakhstan this year

Lithuania's annual Mission Siberia expedition, organized annually to tend to the burial cites of Lithuanian deportees in Russia, will go…

7 years ago
Mission Siberia reps hope Russia’s move is not finalMission Siberia reps hope Russia’s move is not final
  • Foreign affairs

Mission Siberia reps hope Russia’s move is not final

Representatives of Lithuania's annual Mission Siberia expedition, organized to tend to the burial cites of Lithuanian deportees in Russia, hopes…

7 years ago
Lithuanian Foreign Ministry says Russia blocks Mission Siberia expeditionLithuanian Foreign Ministry says Russia blocks Mission Siberia expedition
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuanian Foreign Ministry says Russia blocks Mission Siberia expedition

The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry expressed on Friday its disappointment over Russia's decision to block an annual Mission Siberia expedition. [...]

7 years ago
Russia presents Lithuania with an ultimatum: agree with our conditions or we halt your projectRussia presents Lithuania with an ultimatum: agree with our conditions or we halt your project
  • Foreign affairs
  • Opinion

Russia presents Lithuania with an ultimatum: agree with our conditions or we halt your project

It is unfortunate, but this year the organisers will face difficulties. Such hints were already bandied around by Kremlin propaganda…

7 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Parties: Lilliputians growing, giants declining

The people are drawing away from the so-called establishment political powers, instead minor protest, populist and more radical parties are…

7 years ago
Over thousand people took part in deportee name readings across LithuaniaOver thousand people took part in deportee name readings across Lithuania
  • Society

Over thousand people took part in deportee name readings across Lithuania

Over a thousand people in Lithuania took part in the readings in ten cities of the names of more than…

7 years ago
Lithuania plans two Mission Siberia expeditions this yearLithuania plans two Mission Siberia expeditions this year
  • Society

Lithuania plans two Mission Siberia expeditions this year

Lithuania this year plans to send two Mission Siberia expeditions to Russia to clean up deportees' graves. [...]

7 years ago
Mission Siberia opens call for applicationsMission Siberia opens call for applications
  • Society

Mission Siberia opens call for applications

The call for applications for this year's Mission Siberia expedition was launched in Lithuania on Thursday. [...]

7 years ago
Poles may join Lithuanians in Mission Siberia next yearPoles may join Lithuanians in Mission Siberia next year
  • Foreign affairs

Poles may join Lithuanians in Mission Siberia next year

Young people from Poland may join Lithuanians in next year’s expedition to Siberia to clean up deportees' graves, the head…

7 years ago
Mission Siberia team back in LithuaniaMission Siberia team back in Lithuania
  • Society

Mission Siberia team back in Lithuania

Participants of the 16th expedition Mission Siberia returned to the Vilnius railway station on Tuesday morning from Russia. [...]

8 years ago
Mission Siberia team leaves for RussiaMission Siberia team leaves for Russia
  • Uncategorized

Mission Siberia team leaves for Russia

Participants of the 16th Mission Siberia have left for Russia's region of Irkutsk to clean up Lithuanian cemeteries and meet…

8 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Mission Siberia team leaving for expedition to Russia

The 16th expedition of Mission Siberia will depart from the Vilnius railway station on Monday evening to travel to far…

8 years ago
  • Society

President meets with Mission Siberia 2017 team

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė met on Friday with the Mission Siberia 2017 team who are leaving next week for Russia's…

8 years ago
  • Society

‘It’s like an action movie’ – Mission Siberia 2016

Participants of this year's Mission Siberia expedition were greeted with deportee songs upon their return to Vilnius railway station on…

9 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Mission Siberia 2016 to visit Lithuanian deportees above Russia’s Arctic circle

Participants of the Mission Siberia 2016 project will this year visit graves of Lithuanian deportees in Igarka, a city in…

9 years ago
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Russian students to visit Soviet army cemeteries in Lithuania

A group of university students from Russia are coming to Lithuania in mid-July to take care of the graves of…

9 years ago