Russian-speaking people in Estonia and Latvia live in the Russian world, writer and social anthropologist Erika Fatland writes in Norway’s largest daily Aftenposten. In an article entitled “Trapped in the Kremlin’s long shadows” (“Fanget i Kremls lange skygger”), Fatland says that thirty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union,Continue Reading

Dunja Mijatovic, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, has called on Lithuania to respect its international human rights commitments in the current migration crisis, and Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte has said in response that irregular migrants attempting to crossing into the country can hardly be considered refugees. “ItContinue Reading

In a global world like ours, no country is too far. Even Afghanistan, flung seemingly very far. The contingency in Afghanistan, now in the hands of the Taliban, might trigger grave migration problems for the European Union and the Baltics, too, believes Tomas Janeliūnas, professor at Vilnius University’s Institute ofContinue Reading

Having illegally crossed the Lithuanian-Belarusian border in June, the Iraqi citizen agreed to return to his country of origin under Lithuania’s news voluntary return scheme. He had a ticket bought for him and also received 300 euros. The man flew out of Vilnius to Istanbul. Another around ten citizens ofContinue Reading

People are holding state and municipal flags and posters saying “STOP Discrimination”, F**k National Certificate”, and also chanted “Disgrace, disgrace”. “We need to protect the state, the Constitution, to defend our rights, a free choice, for our rights not to be restricted, irrespective of whether a person wants to getContinue Reading