The court in Vilnius approved the decision to block the website Sputnik
. Vilnius regional administrative court confirmed the decision of the national Council on television and radio about blocking Internet representation Sputnik Lithuania. About it reported in the report on the Internet representation in the Telegram.
. Vilnius regional administrative court confirmed the decision of the national Council on television and radio about blocking Internet representation Sputnik Lithuania. About it reported in the report on the Internet representation in the Telegram.
the reason for the ban was the complaint of the Lithuanian radio and television for copyright infringement: As argued Authorized LRT, the Agency has placed their materials without approval.
in addition, the blocking of Internet representation insisted the MPs from the party "Union of Fatherland - Christian Democrats of Lithuania" Laurynas Kasciunas and Audronius ažubalis. They said that the materials published Sputnik Lithuania, "distort reality" Lithuanian politicians, as well as among them the story of the so-called " Lithuanian partisans ".
This initiative was commented by the chief editor MIA "Russia today" and RT Margarita Simonyan." I don't know How we in Russia to react. Well, Not Lithuanian sites prohibit, " said she Last news .
for reviews of head of the Union of correspondents of Russia Vladimir Solovyov, Lithuania denies access to Sputnik, because its agenda does Not fit into " the mainstream local channels ".
in addition, at the end of may in Vilnius airport tied chief editor of Sputnik Lithuania Marat Kasem, a citizen of Latvia. The journalist was searched and interrogated and then handed him a document stating that he is " a danger to state security ". Qassem made the list of undesirable persons in Lithuania, he was banned from entering the country for 5 years.
The authorities of the Baltic countries many times obstructed the work of the Russian media. As noted in the Russian foreign Ministry, these actions say about the clear signs of a coordinated line of the Baltic countries and demonstrate, " which in practice are demagogic statements about the commitment of Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn to the principles of democracy and freedom of speech ".
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