Lithuania: EFJ urges Parliament to guarantee LRT independence

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) calls on again Lithuanian Parliament to guarantee the full independence of public broadcaster LRT. The Director General of LRT, Monika Garbaciauskaite, issued today a letter expressing strong concern about proposed legal changes in LRT governance. A new draft law on LRT is to be debated by the Lithuanian Parliament on 11 January. “The latest developments that are now taking place may have a direct impact on LRT’s independence and at the same time pose serious threats to freedom of speech and democracy on the whole,” reacted Monika Garbaciauskaite. Following the report, issued on 12…

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    LITHUANIAN JOURNALISTS’ UNION (LŽS) Address Jogailos g. 11, Vilnius 01116, Lithuania President Dainius Radzevičius – pirmininkas@lzs.lt Phone + (85) 212 2805 / + 370 612 63838 Email info@lzs.lt Website http://www.lzs.lt/