{"id":43849,"date":"2022-09-22T17:23:15","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T14:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/belarus-says-tv-ban-shows-lithuanias-urge-to-suppress-dissent\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"belarus-says-tv-ban-shows-lithuanias-urge-to-suppress-dissent","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/43849\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus says TV ban shows Lithuania\u2019s urge to suppress dissent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>September 22, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b> A ban on Belarusian television channels in Lithuania demonstrates its desire to \u201csuppress any dissent,\u201d the Belarusian information ministry has said.<\/p>\n<p> The ministry called the Lithuanian parliament\u2019s decision to temporarily ban the broadcasting of Russian and Belarusian television and radio programs \u201ca clear desire to artificially restrict Lithuanian citizens\u2019 access to alternative information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u201cThese decisions clearly show that all the statements by the Lithuanian authorities regarding freedom of speech and democracy are purely declarative,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p> On September 22, the Lithuanian parliament passed an amendment to temporarily ban the distribution of radio and TV programs, including online, produced by individuals directly or indirectly controlled or funded by Russia and Belarus.<\/p>\n<p>The rule would be in effect until October 16, 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 22, BPN. A ban on Belarusian television channels in Lithuania demonstrates its desire to \u201csuppress any dissent,\u201d the Belarusian information ministry has said. The ministry called the Lithuanian parliament\u2019s decision to temporarily ban the broadcasting of Russian and Belarusian television and radio programs \u201ca clear desire to artificially restrict Lithuanian citizens\u2019 access to alternative [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-43849","articles","type-articles","status-publish","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Belarus says TV ban shows Lithuania\u2019s urge to suppress dissent | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September 22, BPN. 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