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Lithuania's parliament has passed the toughest restrictions anywhere in the former Soviet Union on the public display of Soviet and Nazi symbols. It will now be an offence in the Baltic state to ...

The Lithuanian legislature, the Seimas, Tuesday passed amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses and the Law on Assemblies to prohibit symbols associated with Russian aggression in Ukraine.

The hammer and sickle featured on the flag of the Soviet Union Walmart will no longer sell clothing with Soviet hammer and sickle symbols, Lithuanian officials have said. The country's ambassador ...

Lithuania intends to turn away from its past. Specifically, the Ministry of Culture is proposing fines for the possession of Nazi and Soviet symbols with the intent to distribute them, according ...

This includes flags, emblems and badges carrying insignia, such as the hammer and sickle or swastika. Correspondents say equating Soviet and Nazi symbols in this way is certain to infuriate Russia.

The hammer and sickle featured on the flag of the Soviet Union. Walmart will no longer sell clothing with Soviet hammer and sickle symbols, Lithuanian officials have said.