Lithuania
From the Communiqué
16 December 2009
New law censors information about homosexuality
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".
1 July 2009
President vetoes anti-gay law
The President of Lithuania has vetoed a new law that would have banned the discussion of homosexuality in schools and other public places, report Human Rights Watch and news reports.
Reports
5 March 2008
Freedom of the Press 2007: Lithuania 
Alerts
Ban on information about sexual orientation would endanger youth, says Human Rights Watch 10 December 2009 Lithuanian law outlawing mockery draws protests 7 August 2009 Human Rights Watch asks parliament not to revive censorship law 16 July 2009 Concern over law banning public references to sexual orientation 26 June 2009 Regulatory body bans broadcast of "Voice of Russia" programme by private radio station in Vilnius 28 December 2007 Newspaper issue seized; editor briefly detained; newsroom, editor's home searched and hard drives confiscated 11 September 2006 Kremlin pressures Lithuania to close pro-Chechen website 22 September 2004 Court issues mixed decision on pro-independence Chechen website 2 October 2003 Authorities detain and expel film crew 19 September 2003 President orders investigation into harassment of independent daily 6 February 2003 Authorities launch harassment campaign against independent press group 4 February 2003 IFJ backs journalists in dispute over new media law 27 April 2000 Lithuanian Parliament to consider restrictions to press law 13 August 1999 Trial pending for Russian journalist Stanislav Mitskevich 7 April 1995 See all alerts: Lithuania
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