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Challenges faced by independent media in Russia - at the center of the attention of informal OSCE Group of Friends on Safety of Journalists Added 2021-06-15 On June 14, 2021, the Vienna-based informal OSCE Group of Friends on Safety of Journalists, co-chaired by Lithuania and France, discussed the challenges faced by the independent media in the Russian Federation.
At OSCE Security Committee meeting Lithuania demanded that Belarus stops illegal migration flows from the country Added 2021-06-14 „Illegal migration from Belarus must be stopped! Belarus must implement the international commitments and obligations it committed to, ensure safety of its borders and prevent the activities of criminal networks engaged into organizing illegal...
At OSCE PC meeting - demand for Belarus to immediately release R. Pratasevich and S. Sapega Added 2021-06-11 On June 10, 2021, the Permanent Council of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) discussed the deeply concerning human rights situation in Belarus.
Statement by Lithuania at the special OSCE PC meeting of May 25 on the forced landing of Ryanair flight FR4978 in Minsk Added 2021-05-26 Madame Chairperson, Lithuania fully aligns with the statement of the European Union and condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the forced landing by Belarusian authorities of a Ryanair flight FR4978 in Minsk on Sunday 23rd May and the...
Forced landing of civilian Ryanair aircraft FR4978 in Minsk discussed at the Special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council Added 2021-05-26 On May 25, the Permanent Council of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) discussed the forced landing of a Ryanair flight in Minsk on Sunday 23rd May and the detention of  Mr Raman Pratasevic, a Belarusian journalist...
Lithuania delivered national statement at the Stockholm Conference on Media Freedom in the OSCE Region Added 2021-05-19 On May 18-19, the 2021 Stockholm Conference on Media Freedom in the OSCE Region, co-organized by the OSCE Swedish Chairpersonship-in-Office and the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, is taking place. The conference provides an...
National statement by Lithuania at the Stockholm Conference on Media Freedom in the OSCE Region Added 2021-05-19 Statement by Dangira West, Chargé d’Affaires of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Lithuania to the International Organizations in Vienna Stockholm Conference on Freedom of the Media I session. Facilitating a safe media environment...
Group of Friends on Safety of Journalists’ statement at the Stockholm Conference on Freedom of the Media (18-19 May 2021) Added 2021-05-18 Group of Friends on Safety of Journalists’ statement Stockholm Conference on Freedom of the Media (18-19 May 2021) Session I: Facilitating a safe media environment through national strategies, experiences and action plans (delivered by...
May 17 - International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia Added 2021-05-17 Today, May 17, we celebrate International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT). Lithuania together with other 44 states has joined the statement to promote diversity, tolerance, and non-discrimination. 
Statement on the occassion of International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia Added 2021-05-17 Diplomats for Equality support the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) 2021 We – the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs and the Diplomatic Missions of Albania, Argentina,...