The Naujosios Biržų žinios (literally: New Biržai news) was the weekly (first few months - bi-weekly) on matters of society, politics and literature. It was published in the . It was published from 1941 to 1944. A total of 131 issues were published. It was the continuation of the that was published from 1922 to 1933. From 16 January 1943 to 8 July 1944, the newspaper was published under the old title .

History

It was published by the

Lithuanian Activist Front The Lithuanian Activist Front or LAF () was a short-lived, far-right underground resistance organization established in 1940 after Lithuania was incorporated by the Soviet Union. The goal of the organization was to liberate Lithuania and re-estab ...

. In its first issue on 19 July 1941, the newspaper greeted the Wehrmacht with: "" (translates to: We salute the victorious German Wehrmacht!). After the German invasion, the wrote:Edited by Jonas Mekas (1941–1942), Julius Petronis, editor-in-chief Stasys Lipniūnas.

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* {{Cite encyclopedia , year=1997 , title=Panevėžio apygardos balsas , encyclopedia=Žurnalistikos enciklopedija , publisher=Pradai , location=Vilnius , url=https://www.kf.vu.lt/dokumentai/publikacijos/Zurnalistikos-enciklopedija.pdf , last=Tapinas , first=Laimonas , language=lt , isbn=9986-776-62-7

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Issues of the newspaper ''Naujosios Biržų žinios'' from 1941 to 1944.
Newspapers established in 1941 Publications disestablished in 1944 Defunct newspapers published in Lithuania Lithuanian-language newspapers