Lithuanian lawmakers vote to freeze LRT’s budget for three years

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The Seimas' decision to freeze the budget of the national broadcaster LRT for three years creates conditions for pressure, censorship and control of the information space, the Culture Assembly says. "We stand in solidarity with the journalistic community, we call on them to resist political pressure and defend freedom of speech," the assembly said in a Facebook comment on Thursday. The cultural figures say they support all actions aimed at cou…