Sunday, September 25, 2011

Minority Poles protest education law in Lithuania

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VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Thousands of minority Poles on Friday protested a new law in Lithuania that they claim discriminates against them and could diminish their education by demanding greater knowledge of the Lithuanian language.

The protests outside Parliament in the capital Vilnius underscored the contentious issue of language rights in Lithuania, a subject that has been the cause of tension in its relations with Poland.

Ethnic Poles number about 200,000 of Lithuania's 3 million citizens, mainly the result of shifting borders after World War II. Many of these Poles speak Polish at home...



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