Press Return Day in Lithuania
Press Return Day in Lithuania is held on May 7. 1904. This event in the first decade of the month May is annual. Help us
In 2017 Freedom House defined Lithuania's press freedom status as “free", while the 2017 World Press Freedom Index prepared annually by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) states that media in Lithuania have "limited freedom". According to RSF's Index the country is ranked 36th among 180 countries (in 2021 - 28th among 180 countries). A national survey conducted in October 2017 found that only 37,3% of respondents trust mass media.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Mother's Day in Hong Kong on May 5 (also Hungary, Lithuania, Mozambique, Portugal, Spain, Romania; celebrated on the first Sunday in May);
Father's Day in Lithuania on June 2 (celebrated on the first Sunday in June);
Mourning and Hope Day on June 14 (Lithuania);
Kupala in Lithuania on June 24 (the holiday is associated with the summer solstice and the longest day of the year);
St John's Day in Lithuania on June 24 (Saint Jonas' Festival or Joninės)