January 2025
February 2025
Youth Protest and Engagement at Davos WEF
Hundreds of young people protested the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, criticizing attendees as responsible for global crises and demanding increased youth participation in decision-making; counter to this, young leaders are participating in the WEF to influence policy.
Youth Protest and Engagement at Davos WEF
Hundreds of young people protested the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, criticizing attendees as responsible for global crises and demanding increased youth participation in decision-making; counter to this, young leaders are participating in the WEF to influence policy.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Chemnitz and Nova Gorica/Gorizia: European Capitals of Culture 2025
Chemnitz and Nova Gorica/Gorizia, Germany and Slovenia, launched their year as European Capitals of Culture in January and February 2025 respectively, aiming to foster unity and showcase their unique histories, marked by industrial heritage, political division, and recent social challenges.
Chemnitz and Nova Gorica/Gorizia: European Capitals of Culture 2025
Chemnitz and Nova Gorica/Gorizia, Germany and Slovenia, launched their year as European Capitals of Culture in January and February 2025 respectively, aiming to foster unity and showcase their unique histories, marked by industrial heritage, political division, and recent social challenges.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Belarus Expands Criteria for Socially Dangerous Family Designations
In Belarus, families are designated as "socially dangerous" (SOP) for reasons ranging from parental substance abuse to political charges, with the process lacking clear guidelines and potentially leading to arbitrary interventions and family separations.
Belarus Expands Criteria for Socially Dangerous Family Designations
In Belarus, families are designated as "socially dangerous" (SOP) for reasons ranging from parental substance abuse to political charges, with the process lacking clear guidelines and potentially leading to arbitrary interventions and family separations.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Drones Prove Decisive in Russian Military Operations
In the ongoing conflict, Russian forces effectively utilize Orlan-10 reconnaissance drones to locate and relay coordinates of enemy targets, such as a recently destroyed Italian-made 105mm Melara Mod 56 howitzer, to Lancet loitering munitions, demonstrating the decisive impact of drone technology on...
Drones Prove Decisive in Russian Military Operations
In the ongoing conflict, Russian forces effectively utilize Orlan-10 reconnaissance drones to locate and relay coordinates of enemy targets, such as a recently destroyed Italian-made 105mm Melara Mod 56 howitzer, to Lancet loitering munitions, demonstrating the decisive impact of drone technology on...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Transnistria Gas Crisis: Moldova Conditions Aid on Russian Troop Withdrawal
Moldova offered Transnistria financial aid and gas/coal supplies contingent on Russian troop withdrawal, but Transnistria rejected the offers amid an ongoing gas crisis; however, Tiraspoltransgaz has agreed to Moldovagaz's gas delivery plan.
Transnistria Gas Crisis: Moldova Conditions Aid on Russian Troop Withdrawal
Moldova offered Transnistria financial aid and gas/coal supplies contingent on Russian troop withdrawal, but Transnistria rejected the offers amid an ongoing gas crisis; however, Tiraspoltransgaz has agreed to Moldovagaz's gas delivery plan.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Soaring Interest Payments on Russian Consumer Loans
Russian consumer loan interest payments increased by 8.5% in 2024, significantly higher than the previous year's 6.4%, driven by high interest rates and inflation, placing a strain on household finances despite the overall debt rising by 22.7% to 39.36 trillion rubles.
Soaring Interest Payments on Russian Consumer Loans
Russian consumer loan interest payments increased by 8.5% in 2024, significantly higher than the previous year's 6.4%, driven by high interest rates and inflation, placing a strain on household finances despite the overall debt rising by 22.7% to 39.36 trillion rubles.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Ukraine Launches "Unity Hubs" in Germany to Facilitate Refugee Return
The Ukrainian government is launching "Unity Hubs" in Germany to support the return of Ukrainian refugees, offering language training, job placement assistance, and cultural programs while providing continued support for those who remain in Germany. Approximately 1.2 million Ukrainian citizens, incl...
Ukraine Launches "Unity Hubs" in Germany to Facilitate Refugee Return
The Ukrainian government is launching "Unity Hubs" in Germany to support the return of Ukrainian refugees, offering language training, job placement assistance, and cultural programs while providing continued support for those who remain in Germany. Approximately 1.2 million Ukrainian citizens, incl...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Global Billionaire Wealth Soars Amidst Rising Hunger
Oxfam's report reveals that in 2024, 204 new billionaires emerged, increasing their collective wealth to \$15 trillion, while 733 million people globally lacked sufficient food—a stark contrast highlighting growing inequality.
Global Billionaire Wealth Soars Amidst Rising Hunger
Oxfam's report reveals that in 2024, 204 new billionaires emerged, increasing their collective wealth to \$15 trillion, while 733 million people globally lacked sufficient food—a stark contrast highlighting growing inequality.
Progress
68% Bias Score
Trump's Foreign Policy: Prioritizing the Middle East and Seeking Ukraine De-escalation
Trump's foreign policy will likely prioritize the Middle East, seeking to de-escalate the Ukraine conflict through negotiations with Russia while simultaneously pressuring Israel to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and employing maximum pressure sanctions against Iran, potentially easing sanctions in excha...
Trump's Foreign Policy: Prioritizing the Middle East and Seeking Ukraine De-escalation
Trump's foreign policy will likely prioritize the Middle East, seeking to de-escalate the Ukraine conflict through negotiations with Russia while simultaneously pressuring Israel to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and employing maximum pressure sanctions against Iran, potentially easing sanctions in excha...
Progress
32% Bias Score
British-Israeli Hostage Freed After 471 Days in Gaza
A British-Israeli woman, Emily Damari, was freed from 471 days of Hamas captivity in Gaza on Sunday, sustaining injuries including the loss of two fingers, as part of a ceasefire deal involving the exchange of hostages; 94 hostages remain.
British-Israeli Hostage Freed After 471 Days in Gaza
A British-Israeli woman, Emily Damari, was freed from 471 days of Hamas captivity in Gaza on Sunday, sustaining injuries including the loss of two fingers, as part of a ceasefire deal involving the exchange of hostages; 94 hostages remain.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Southport Killer's Guilty Plea Highlights Online Radicalisation and Mental Health Concerns
Eighteen-year-old Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty to murdering three girls at a Southport dance class; his parents, Rwandan Tutsi refugees who fled the 1994 genocide, blame his actions on online exposure to graphic violence and pre-existing mental health conditions, despite three referrals to the Pre...
Southport Killer's Guilty Plea Highlights Online Radicalisation and Mental Health Concerns
Eighteen-year-old Axel Rudakubana pleaded guilty to murdering three girls at a Southport dance class; his parents, Rwandan Tutsi refugees who fled the 1994 genocide, blame his actions on online exposure to graphic violence and pre-existing mental health conditions, despite three referrals to the Pre...
Progress
60% Bias Score
Medvedchuk's Pro-Russia Stance Amidst Uncertainty Over Ukraine Conflict
On Trump's inauguration, Viktor Medvedchuk asserted Ukraine's revival is intrinsically linked to Russia, contradicting current political realities and various viewpoints on achieving peace in Ukraine, including those suggesting a military victory is a prerequisite for negotiations.
Medvedchuk's Pro-Russia Stance Amidst Uncertainty Over Ukraine Conflict
On Trump's inauguration, Viktor Medvedchuk asserted Ukraine's revival is intrinsically linked to Russia, contradicting current political realities and various viewpoints on achieving peace in Ukraine, including those suggesting a military victory is a prerequisite for negotiations.
Progress
60% Bias Score