Holocaust Remembrance Day

Foreign Minister: fight against racism and fascism continues every day

On 27 January, together with the whole world, Lithuania commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day and pays sincere respects to the millions of...

Prime minister pays tribute to victims of Holocaust

On Friday, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė paid tribute to the victims of the genocide of the Jews that had been...

Lithuania marks 80 years since start of Holocaust

Lithuania is marking the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the genocide of Jews in the country on Thursday, the national Holocaust remembrance day.

Rakutis quits as head of parliament's commission over Holocaust comments

Lithuania's conservative MP Valdas Rakutis is stepping down as head of the parliamentary Commission for the Cause of Freedom and the National Historical...

Israeli ambassador slams MP's Holocaust remarks as 'insensitive' and 'disturbing'

Yossef Levy, Israel's ambassador to Lithuania, has described conservative MP Valdas Rakutis' remarks on the Holocaust as "insensitive" and "disturbing".