Reporters Without Borders

Lithuania has gone up by six notches to the 30th place in the annual global Press Freedom Index but optimism is lightly overshadowed by the fight over the public broadcaster's management reform and the government's certain actions, Reporters Without Borders says.

Stambulo teismas trečiadienį už „terorizmo propagandos“ skleidimą skyrė laisvės atėmimo bausmes vienos uždarytos kairiosios pakraipos televizijos trims buvusiams vadovams.

Lithuania ranks 36th in the annual World Press Freedom Index, produced by Reporters Without Borders, unchanged from last year.

Lithuania moved up slightly on the media freedom index published by the US non-governmental organization Freedom House, ranking 21 points on a scale where 0 means full freedom and 100 means full media restriction.

Freedom of speech in Lithuania is "practically unlimited", Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Thursday, commenting on the latest World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders earlier this week.

Lithuania has dropped one place to the 36th on the traditional World Press Freedom Index published by the organization Reporters Without Borders.

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Lithuania was ranked 35th in this year's World Press Freedom Index published by the non-governmental organization Reporters Without Borders.

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In the framework of the Lithuanian presidency over the United Nations (UN) Security Council, the country's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius will preside over two Security Council debates in New York this week – on journalist safety and on foreign terrorist fighters.

Lietuvai pirmininkaujant Jungtinių Tautų Saugumo Tarybai užsienio reikalų ministras Linas Linkevičius Niujorke pirmininkaus dvejiems Saugumo Tarybos debatams – dėl žurnalistų saugumo ir užsienio teroristų kovotojų.

Lietuvai pirmininkaujant Jungtinių Tautų ( JT) Saugumo Tarybai, gegužės 27-30 dienomis užsienio reikalų ministras Linas Linkevičius su darbo vizitu lankysis JAV, Niujorke, kur pirmininkaus dvejiems Saugumo Tarybos debatams - dėl žurnalistų saugumo ir užsienio teroristų kovotojų.

Rusijoje ruošiamasi priimti įstatymą, numatantį, kurios užsienio organizacijos šalyje yra „nepageidaujamos“ ir turi įtakos nacionaliniam saugumui, praneša BBC.

Lithuania has risen in the annual World Press Freedom Index by one notch to the 31st position among 180 countries.