Kurier Wileński

Classrooms were empty in Polish schools

Decorated schools, renovated classrooms where the fresh paint can still be smelled and… empty desks at which students should be sitting. This is how a few Polish schools in Lithuania,
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The first school bell with a touch of rebellion

The first school bell at all schools in Lithuania invited students to desks. This year there are over 400000 students, which includes more than 30000 first-year students. It is estimated
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The self-government won at the court

On 18.08.2011 the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania probated validity of activities of the Council of the Self-Government for Vilnius region concerning the Primary School in Veriškės. This is already
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The open letter to the Minister of Education of the Republic of Lithuania, Gintaras Steponavičius

Dear Minister, On 30th August 2011 we received a letter from you addressed to my daughter, Natalia. Beside her name on the envelop,e it was also written “to dear parents”.
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Demonstration in Warsaw in defense of Poles in Lithuania

On Wednesday in Warsaw took place another manifestation in defense of the rights of Poles in Lithuania. It was organized by „Memoriae Fidelis” Association (Aleksander Szych) and “Freedom and Democracy”
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In the region of Vilnius was renewed three infant schools

Three pre-school in Vilnius region: pre-school “Pelėdžiukas” in Pogiry city, nursery, kindergarten and nursery school in Niemenczyn city-kindergarten in Mejszagole city submitted applications for EU support under the measure “Investments
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The Union of Poles in Lithuania disapproved the act of vandalism of the tables with

Michał Mackiewicz, the president of ZPL (Association of Poles in Lithuania) and  a member of the parliament of Lithuania, believes that the act of blurring of the Lithuanian subtitles using
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European Foundation of Human Rights in defence of Wilnoteka

On 12th August 2011, the Vilnius District Administrative Court received an appeal against the decision of the inspector of journalistic ethics concerning the case of the article “In defence of
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For Polish boards the Poles to jail?

Jurgis Jurkevičius, a government representative in Vilnius district, thinks that if the local government does not remove the boards with Polish inscriptions, the bailiff should take care of that. Supreme
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Jail for polish street name boards?

Jurgis Jurkevičiuk – representative of the government in wilenski district, believes that if the administration of the council of the district will not remove street name boards, court executive officer
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