Justice delayed or justice denied? Lithuanian court postpones hearing on Algirdas Paleckis’ appeal
The hearing on the appeal of socialist leader and ex-diplomat Algirdas Paleckis has been postponed for the second time. He has been convicted on charges of ‘espionage on behalf of Russia’
Lithuanian socialist leader Algirdas Paleckis released from jail, to serve house arrest
Socialist leader Algirdas Paleckis has been incarcerated since October 2018 for allegedly “intending to kidnap prosecutors” and being a Russian spy. Critics believe that the former diplomat has been targeted by the right-wing Lithuanian government for his socialist ideology
In an outrageous move, Lithuanian government asks socialist leader to prove sanity
Activists have criticized the Lithuanian government for attempting to label socialist leader Giedrius Grabauskas as insane, the latest move in their campaign of repression of socialists and anti-fascists
Lithuanians campaign for release of leftist leader Algirdas Paleckis
Algirdas Paleckis, founder of the socialist Frontas Party, was secretly arrested in October 2018 on charges of “intending to kidnap prosecutors” and of being a Russian spy. He has not been permitted to meet anyone except his wife, and that too, on one occasion
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