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Teachers: Lawlessness and Disorder in Polish Minority Schools Caused by Local Authorities

“Mayor R. Šimašius, why do you throw teachers on the scrap-heap?”, “Equal rights for everyone”, “Mayor R. Šimašius, did we do any harm to you?”, “Mayor, do not use Bolshevik
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Teachers picket in front of the Vilnius City Municipality. „We are working for free”

In front of the Vilnius City Municipality a picket of the teachers working in the reorganized schools of Vilnius took place. „The Municipality did not sign any law, everything is
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Lithuanian government turns a deaf ear to Poland’s appeal

Last week was marked by significant engagement on the part of the Polish government with regard helping Polish schools and education in Lithuania. The Sejm of the Republic of Poland
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Meeting between Deputy Ministers of Education for Poland and Lithuania. No mention of protests?

At the request of the Polish Ministry of Education, a meeting between the Deputy Ministers of Education for Poland and Lithuania, Deputy Ministers Ewa Dudek and Genoveita Krasauskienė respectively, has taken place. Both sides
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The Polish Sejm has adopted a resolution concerning Polish education in Lithuania

On Friday the Sejm almost unanimously adopted a resolution in which it expressed its anxiety at the process of limiting the access to education in Polish for Poles living in
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A picket in front of the Ministry of Justice to protect reorganised schools

In front of the building of the Ministry of Justice there is a picket whose participants demand an in-depth analysis of court cases regarding reorganisation of schools of national minorities.
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Next picket in defence of education on Wednesday

Another statement has been issued regarding the picket that is going to take place on Wednesday (9 September) at 13:00 outside the Ministry of Justice. The organizers are: the Protest
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Vilnius Calvary without a Polish school

The Polish school building in Vilnius Calvary was erected in 1937 as part of a project aimed at building 100 Józef Piłsudski schools in the Vilnius Region. Over the years, the school,
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The mission: Vilnius region. We have people to be proud of

On Sunday, the first episode of the program Mission: Vilnius region, guided by a famous singer Katarzyna Zvonkuvienė from Vilnius region was broadcasted in the LRT TV. The program is
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Narkiewicz accuses the Prime Minister of Lithuania of lying

On the 4th of September (Friday) the vice-chairman of the Seimas, Jarosław Narkiewicz, issued a statement in which he accuses the Prime Minister of Lithuania, Algirdas Butkevičius of lying. Here
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