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Free Expression & the Law
The repeal of the two insult articles came after IPI and ARTICLE 19 conducted a joint mission to Lithuania, urging lawmakers to bring the country's defamation law more in line with international standards.
Lithuania Highlights
Free Expression & the Law
A defamation reform bill pending before the Lithuanian Parliament would constitute a welcome step in the right direction, but should be further amended to meet international standards, the International Press Institute (IPI) and Article 19 said, following a joint two-day mission to Lithuania.
Digital Rights
Free Expression & the Law
The Lithuanian intelligence services tapped the phones of at least 17 journalists with Vilnius-based Baltic News Services on a prosecutor’s orders in 2013 and 2014, it was learned this month. Officials also questioned journalists and seized computers in a bid to identify the source of a leak.
Lithuania's parliament (the Seimas) has introduced a new law created to censor information available to children, reports Human Rights Watch. The rights group called on parliament to repeal an amendment forbidding public information encouraging "homosexual and bisexual relations".
Human Rights Watch
World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
Freedom House
Committee to Protect Journalists
Committee to Protect Journalists
Committee to Protect Journalists
Committee to Protect Journalists
World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers
World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers
International Federation of Journalists
International Federation of Journalists
International Federation of Journalists
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