The European Court of Human Rights found that the Lithuanian authorities had violated Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights by refusing to grant a prisoner access to an Internet website providing education-related information. The applicant, a prisoner serving a sentence at the Pravieniškės Correctional Home, had written to the Ministry of Education and Science requesting information about the possibility of enrolling at university. The Ministry subsequently replied informing him that relevant information about study programs could be found on its website. The prison authorities refused the applicant access to the Internet to view this website. In finding a violation of the applicant’s right to receive information, the European Court of Human Rights reasoned that the national authorities had failed to take into account the fact that the Internet access was sought so the prisoner could pursue his education, which was important for his rehabilitation and subsequent reintegration into society. Furthermore, the European Court of Human Rights was not convinced that sufficient reasons had been put forward to justify the interference with the applicant’s right to receive information in this particular case. As a result, the European Court of Human Rights found the interference was not “necessary in a democratic society”.