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Photo by Wikimedia Commons STATEMENT: For Immediate Release January 16, 2019 Contact: jbanc@jbanc.org Release the Ukrainian Sailors: The Kremlin’s Aggression against Ukraine Continues On November 25, 2018, Russian naval vessels attacked Ukrainian ships in the Sea of Azov, capturing three Ukrainian vessels and 24 sailors. These actions were blatant provocationsContinue Reading

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The Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC) is one of the co-signers of the letter of 90 NGO’s to the EU countries Ministers of Foreign Affairs regarding Global Magnitsky legislation. It is a measure that JBANC and the Baltic-American communities have strongly supported over the years. Washington, D.C.—Human RightsContinue Reading

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The Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC) represents one million Americans of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian heritage. After we first heard in August about Walmart and other major online retailers selling t-shirts with Soviet symbols online, we believed that this was an error that would be marked quickly byContinue Reading

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With JBANC’s Baltic Advocacy Week a few days away, now is the time to reach out to your Representative’s office. Please refer to this guide if you have any questions about how to set up a meeting. The House of Representatives is in recess and in their home districts forContinue Reading

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PRESS RELEASE: For Immediate Release Contact: jbanc@jbanc.org The Joint Baltic American National Committee Thanks Congress for NATO Support The recent NATO Summit and subsequent events have emphasized the importance for the Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC) to reiterate its support of NATO. JBANC understands that the strength ofContinue Reading

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On April 13, Representative Anthony Brown (D-MD) introduced a resolution that celebrates the centennials of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (H.Res.826). As of today, June 12, the resolution is referred to House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats and has 24 co-sponsors. The resolution congratulates Baltic states onContinue Reading

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Today, a coalition of 29 organizations called on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin to robustly implement sanctions in 2018 under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. The call came in a letter, organized by Human Rights First, from human rights and anti-corruptionContinue Reading

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The Baltic communities in DC are developing a nice tradition. It’s a gathering of young Baltic activists to engage in discussion and dialogue, to share experiences, and to better understand Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The first such evening event was organized in late October by the Lithuanian community at theContinue Reading