December 2024
January 2025
DRC's Digital TV Migration: \$82 Million Generated, \$60 Million Needed for Completion
The Democratic Republic of Congo's inter-ministerial commission on digital terrestrial television migration met on December 19, 2024, to assess the progress of the transition from analog to digital broadcasting, aiming to generate revenue and improve internet access; the first phase generated \$82 m...
DRC's Digital TV Migration: \$82 Million Generated, \$60 Million Needed for Completion
The Democratic Republic of Congo's inter-ministerial commission on digital terrestrial television migration met on December 19, 2024, to assess the progress of the transition from analog to digital broadcasting, aiming to generate revenue and improve internet access; the first phase generated \$82 m...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Germany Shortens Schufa Negative Entry Deletion Time
Starting January 1st, 2025, Germany's Schufa credit agency will delete single overdue payment records after 18 months (instead of 36), if paid within 100 days of notification; impacting approximately 120,000 people.
Germany Shortens Schufa Negative Entry Deletion Time
Starting January 1st, 2025, Germany's Schufa credit agency will delete single overdue payment records after 18 months (instead of 36), if paid within 100 days of notification; impacting approximately 120,000 people.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Hamburg Daycare Installs Barbed Wire Amidst Drug-Related Trespassing
A Hamburg daycare center in the St. Georg district installed 25 meters of NATO barbed wire on its fence due to drug users trespassing on its property and discovering used syringes on the playground; this is a result of increased police presence at the nearby main train station displacing drug users.
Hamburg Daycare Installs Barbed Wire Amidst Drug-Related Trespassing
A Hamburg daycare center in the St. Georg district installed 25 meters of NATO barbed wire on its fence due to drug users trespassing on its property and discovering used syringes on the playground; this is a result of increased police presence at the nearby main train station displacing drug users.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Starmer Appoints 30 New Peers to Rebalance House of Lords
Keir Starmer appointed 30 new Labour peers, including his former chief of staff Sue Gray, to counter the Conservative majority in the House of Lords, following a pause in planned upper house reforms; the appointments included 17 women and aim to address the chamber's political and gender imbalance.
Starmer Appoints 30 New Peers to Rebalance House of Lords
Keir Starmer appointed 30 new Labour peers, including his former chief of staff Sue Gray, to counter the Conservative majority in the House of Lords, following a pause in planned upper house reforms; the appointments included 17 women and aim to address the chamber's political and gender imbalance.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Brat" Tops Charts: Charli XCX's Album Dominates 2024 Year-End Lists
Charli XCX's "Brat" is the most critically acclaimed album of 2024, surpassing American pop stars in US and UK year-end charts due to its innovative British production, bold and honest lyrics, and playful songs.
Brat" Tops Charts: Charli XCX's Album Dominates 2024 Year-End Lists
Charli XCX's "Brat" is the most critically acclaimed album of 2024, surpassing American pop stars in US and UK year-end charts due to its innovative British production, bold and honest lyrics, and playful songs.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Ankara Bribery Trial: Crime Boss Denies Charges, Alleges Police Frame-Up
In Ankara, a trial continues for crime boss Bora Kaplan and four police officers accused of bribery; Kaplan denies the charges, claiming police framed him using previously settled cases.
Ankara Bribery Trial: Crime Boss Denies Charges, Alleges Police Frame-Up
In Ankara, a trial continues for crime boss Bora Kaplan and four police officers accused of bribery; Kaplan denies the charges, claiming police framed him using previously settled cases.
Progress
40% Bias Score
French Death Row Inmate Seeks Repatriation Amidst Indonesian Clemency Plan
A French national, Serge Atlaoui, on death row in Indonesia for drug offenses, is seeking repatriation after President Prabowo Subianto announced plans to pardon 44,000 prisoners, following recent prisoner releases to the Philippines and Australia.
French Death Row Inmate Seeks Repatriation Amidst Indonesian Clemency Plan
A French national, Serge Atlaoui, on death row in Indonesia for drug offenses, is seeking repatriation after President Prabowo Subianto announced plans to pardon 44,000 prisoners, following recent prisoner releases to the Philippines and Australia.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Court Rules Against ZDF in Schönbohm Defamation Case
A Munich court ordered ZDF to stop broadcasting four false statements from a "ZDF Magazin Royal" report accusing former BSI president Arne Schönbohm of links to Russian intelligence, prompting Schönbohm to sue the ministry for neglecting its duty of care and causing him personal harm, including deat...
Court Rules Against ZDF in Schönbohm Defamation Case
A Munich court ordered ZDF to stop broadcasting four false statements from a "ZDF Magazin Royal" report accusing former BSI president Arne Schönbohm of links to Russian intelligence, prompting Schönbohm to sue the ministry for neglecting its duty of care and causing him personal harm, including deat...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Withdrawn Charges and Systemic Issues in Mr. Missaghi's Case
The Globe and Mail investigated the late Mr. Missaghi's criminal history, uncovering numerous cases initiated between 2000 and 2021 that were withdrawn before trial, except for one acquittal in 2006; this highlights systemic issues in data transparency and access within the Canadian justice system.
Withdrawn Charges and Systemic Issues in Mr. Missaghi's Case
The Globe and Mail investigated the late Mr. Missaghi's criminal history, uncovering numerous cases initiated between 2000 and 2021 that were withdrawn before trial, except for one acquittal in 2006; this highlights systemic issues in data transparency and access within the Canadian justice system.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Erdoğan Accuses CHP of Incompetence in Handling Syrian Crisis
President Erdoğan criticized CHP's handling of Syria, accusing them of incompetence and calling their Syria dialogue suggestions shocking, while asserting AKP's success in preventing the PKK from controlling municipalities and emphasizing the importance of Mardin.
Erdoğan Accuses CHP of Incompetence in Handling Syrian Crisis
President Erdoğan criticized CHP's handling of Syria, accusing them of incompetence and calling their Syria dialogue suggestions shocking, while asserting AKP's success in preventing the PKK from controlling municipalities and emphasizing the importance of Mardin.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Turkish Family Doctors Plan January Strike Amidst Regulatory Dispute
Turkish family doctors are planning another three-day strike from January 6th to 10th, protesting new regulations that penalize them for patients' missed appointments and change performance-based pay, following previous strikes in November and December. The doctors threaten further action, including...
Turkish Family Doctors Plan January Strike Amidst Regulatory Dispute
Turkish family doctors are planning another three-day strike from January 6th to 10th, protesting new regulations that penalize them for patients' missed appointments and change performance-based pay, following previous strikes in November and December. The doctors threaten further action, including...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Spain Reduces Work Week Amid Employer Opposition
The Spanish government reached an agreement with unions to reduce the work week to 37.5 hours, but faces employer opposition and parliamentary uncertainty; the reform, impacting nearly 12 million private sector workers, aims to improve workers' well-being.
Spain Reduces Work Week Amid Employer Opposition
The Spanish government reached an agreement with unions to reduce the work week to 37.5 hours, but faces employer opposition and parliamentary uncertainty; the reform, impacting nearly 12 million private sector workers, aims to improve workers' well-being.
Progress
44% Bias Score