Enhanced state recognition was refused to the religious organizations based on arguments that have already been rejected by the courts, including the European Court of Human Rights.
Lithuania
“The Unknown War”: Re-Assessing Anti-Soviet Lithuanian Partisans
A new book in English edited by Arūnas Streikus was written before the war in Ukraine but is published in the right moment.
Jehovah’s Witnesses and Conscientious Objection: The ECHR Condemns Lithuania
The European Court found that the Vilnius government failed to offer to objectors a clear alternative to military service.
Lithuanian Parliament Condemns “Uyghur Genocide”
Lithuania joins its voice to the U.S., Canada, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom that have already used the G-word. Beijing is not pleased.