{"id":183917,"date":"2026-04-16T14:08:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/183917\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:08:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:08:03","slug":"lithuanian-education-ministry-denounces-belarus-extremist-designation-for-vilnius-university","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/183917\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithuanian education ministry denounces Belarus’ extremist designation for Vilnius university"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

April 16, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>The Lithuanian education ministry has denounced Belarus\u2019 designation of Vilnius-based European Humanities University (EHU) as extremist group as \u201ca blatant violation of academic freedom\u201d and an attack on human rights. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The university was established to provide quality higher education for students from Belarus and Eastern Europe, said Education Minister Raminta Popovien\u0117.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The designation also drew fire from Lithuanian Foreign Minister K\u0119stutis Budrys, the European External Action Service, the foreign ministries of Estonia, Sweden and Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On April 14, the Prosecutor General\u2019s Office announced that the Supreme Court of Belarus had designated European Humanities University and its \u201cstructural subdivisions\u201d as an \u201cextremist organization.\u201d EHU provides support to radical politicized groups and destructive foreign NGOs and is used by state security agencies to cause damage to Belarus, D\u017amitryj Brylo\u016d, a departmental chief at the Prosecutor General\u2019s Office charged in a video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EHU was founded in Minsk in 1992. The Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka government banned it in 2004, forcing it to relocate to Lithuania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 2020\/21 academic year, EHU reportedly had 680 students, mostly Belarusians. About two-thirds of them attended via online programs and resided in Belarus. They reportedly received a \u201cfully accredited European Union diploma.\u201d EHU ranked second among private universities in Lithuania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to its website, EHU receives support from the European Union, the Nordic Council of Ministers, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the governments of Lithuania, the Netherlands and Iceland, and other donors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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