Proposed legislation would make it easier to fire the head of the country’s public broadcaster. The proposal was submitted last month by Remigijus Žemaitaitis, who founded Nemunas Dawn in 2023. Journalists at Lithuanian National Television and Radio began holding moments of silence on air this week. They now plan to take their protest to the streets in a public rally outside parliament in the capital, Vilnius, on November 14. The parliament is moving to fast-track the bill.
Source: OCCRP, 2025-12-05; https://www.occrp.org/en/news/lithuanian-journalists-accuse-populist-party-of-threatening-independence-of-public-broadcaster