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Removal of bilingual signs in villages Bieliškės and Ozhulovka is against the law and lacks

  Years-long dispute over Polish signs in the Vilnius Region came back when in May the National Language Inspectorate (lit. Valstybinė kalbos inspekcija), invoking the protection of the Lithuanian language,
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Constitutional Court sides with the original spelling of surnames

Constitutional Court sides with the original spelling of surnames The Constitutional Court declared that the letters “x”, “q” and “w” in official documents are not contradictory to the Basic Law.
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Dobrowolska: It’s not worth it to manipulate the concept of discrimination

In recent days, the concept of ‘discrimination’ on national grounds is extremely popular in the Lithuanian media. Not only journalists use it, but also representatives of Lithuanian authorities. “This term
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Radchenko: Young Poles choose lithuanisation or frustration

I have repeatedly written that in my opinion there is no problem with discrimination of national minorities in Lithuania. There is no state policy aimed at systemic and absolute assimilation
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Radczenko: Positive discrimination of national minorities is essential

National Examination Center published results on lithuanian language and literature exam. The results are worse than in previous years in lithuanian as well as in national minority schools. At schools
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Paluckas: New Parliament probably will not accept The Bill about spelling of surnames.

“The act of removing the sign with Polish name of the Warszawska Street is at least an infraction of the administrative law, but we should assess that incident in a
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Department of National Minorities: the discussion about minority

“We strongly encourage to organising meetings and to cooperation of different autonomies and cities. The more events will be organised, the better we get to know each other, the less
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Poland’s annotation about Polish schools in Lithuania

Today the editorial board of L24 uncovered the annotation that has been addressed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Warsaw on
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USA Protect Our Rights: Rally by the Embassy of the United States

„USA protect our rights,” „Give the land back to its rightful owners” – under such slogans a mass meeting took place in front of the Embassy of the United States
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Report: Despite ensuring rights for sexual minorities Lithuania has been ranked in the 36th place

Despite ensuring rights for sexual minorities Lithuania has been ranked in the 36th place out of 49 European countries According to data presented by non-governmental organizations, rights of sexual minorities
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