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Turkey's Turn Toward Autocracy: Five Years of Reporting
NOS correspondent Mitra Nazar reflects on five years in Turkey, witnessing a shift from initial opposition victories to President Erdogan's consolidation of power through arrests of opposition figures, including Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, and a crackdown on the CHP party, amid international inac...
Turkey's Turn Toward Autocracy: Five Years of Reporting
NOS correspondent Mitra Nazar reflects on five years in Turkey, witnessing a shift from initial opposition victories to President Erdogan's consolidation of power through arrests of opposition figures, including Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, and a crackdown on the CHP party, amid international inac...
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52% Bias Score
El Salvador Approves Indefinite Presidential Reelection, Raising Democratic Concerns
El Salvador's legislature approved indefinite presidential reelection on July 31st, allowing President Nayib Bukele to seek reelection in 2027, despite concerns about human rights abuses and eroding democratic norms; this decision was supported by Bukele's party, Nueva Ideas, with only three dissent...
El Salvador Approves Indefinite Presidential Reelection, Raising Democratic Concerns
El Salvador's legislature approved indefinite presidential reelection on July 31st, allowing President Nayib Bukele to seek reelection in 2027, despite concerns about human rights abuses and eroding democratic norms; this decision was supported by Bukele's party, Nueva Ideas, with only three dissent...
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48% Bias Score
Open Society Foundations Adapts to Funding Cuts and Global Political Shifts
Binaifer Nowrojee, Open Society Foundations' new leader, discusses the organization's response to reduced funding, global political changes, and criticisms from authoritarian leaders, highlighting its adapting strategies for supporting human rights and democratic progress, particularly in Latin Amer...
Open Society Foundations Adapts to Funding Cuts and Global Political Shifts
Binaifer Nowrojee, Open Society Foundations' new leader, discusses the organization's response to reduced funding, global political changes, and criticisms from authoritarian leaders, highlighting its adapting strategies for supporting human rights and democratic progress, particularly in Latin Amer...
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40% Bias Score
Stasi Surveillance: Scale, Methods, and Legacy in East Germany
From 1957 to 1989, East Germany's Stasi secret police, led by Erich Mielke, used a vast network of 90,000 full-time employees and 100,000-200,000 informants to monitor citizens, suppress dissent, and maintain the Socialist Unity Party's control, employing methods such as mail opening, phone tapping,...
Stasi Surveillance: Scale, Methods, and Legacy in East Germany
From 1957 to 1989, East Germany's Stasi secret police, led by Erich Mielke, used a vast network of 90,000 full-time employees and 100,000-200,000 informants to monitor citizens, suppress dissent, and maintain the Socialist Unity Party's control, employing methods such as mail opening, phone tapping,...
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44% Bias Score
El Salvador: Bukele Secures Indefinite Reelection Amidst Human Rights Concerns
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele secured constitutional changes enabling indefinite reelection, extending his term and eliminating runoff elections, raising concerns about democratic backsliding despite his success in reducing crime.
El Salvador: Bukele Secures Indefinite Reelection Amidst Human Rights Concerns
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele secured constitutional changes enabling indefinite reelection, extending his term and eliminating runoff elections, raising concerns about democratic backsliding despite his success in reducing crime.
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60% Bias Score
Iliescu's Rise to Power in Post-Ceausescu Romania
Following the December 1989 overthrow of Nicolae Ceausescu, Ion Iliescu, a former communist official, seized power in Romania, leading the National Salvation Front, and initiating a period of communist rule that lasted seven years, marked by violence and controversial consolidation of power that con...
Iliescu's Rise to Power in Post-Ceausescu Romania
Following the December 1989 overthrow of Nicolae Ceausescu, Ion Iliescu, a former communist official, seized power in Romania, leading the National Salvation Front, and initiating a period of communist rule that lasted seven years, marked by violence and controversial consolidation of power that con...
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48% Bias Score
Dutch Experts Assess Vulnerability to Authoritarian Takeover
Three Dutch experts analyze the vulnerability of Dutch institutions to an authoritarian takeover, contrasting the Netherlands' multi-party system and relatively independent judiciary with the US system, highlighting the need for active civic engagement to protect democratic institutions.
Dutch Experts Assess Vulnerability to Authoritarian Takeover
Three Dutch experts analyze the vulnerability of Dutch institutions to an authoritarian takeover, contrasting the Netherlands' multi-party system and relatively independent judiciary with the US system, highlighting the need for active civic engagement to protect democratic institutions.
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32% Bias Score
Lukashenko Hints at Leaving Office, Rejecting Son as Successor
Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko hinted he won't seek another term in a TIME interview, rejecting claims his son will succeed him, emphasizing a need for stable transition after decades of authoritarian rule and disputed elections.
Lukashenko Hints at Leaving Office, Rejecting Son as Successor
Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko hinted he won't seek another term in a TIME interview, rejecting claims his son will succeed him, emphasizing a need for stable transition after decades of authoritarian rule and disputed elections.
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44% Bias Score
US Backs El Salvador's Move to Allow Indefinite Presidential Reelection
The US State Department surprisingly supports El Salvador's decision to abolish presidential term limits, enabling President Nayib Bukele to seek indefinite reelection, despite international criticism of this move undermining democratic norms, particularly given the swift legislative approval and Bu...
US Backs El Salvador's Move to Allow Indefinite Presidential Reelection
The US State Department surprisingly supports El Salvador's decision to abolish presidential term limits, enabling President Nayib Bukele to seek indefinite reelection, despite international criticism of this move undermining democratic norms, particularly given the swift legislative approval and Bu...
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48% Bias Score
El Salvador Approves Indefinite Reelection for Bukele; Trump Administration Backs Decision
El Salvador's legislature approved indefinite reelection for President Nayib Bukele, prompting criticism from human rights groups but support from the Trump administration, amid concerns about eroding democratic safeguards and the potential for authoritarianism.
El Salvador Approves Indefinite Reelection for Bukele; Trump Administration Backs Decision
El Salvador's legislature approved indefinite reelection for President Nayib Bukele, prompting criticism from human rights groups but support from the Trump administration, amid concerns about eroding democratic safeguards and the potential for authoritarianism.
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56% Bias Score
El Salvador's Constitutional Reform Sparks Concerns About Democratic Backsliding
El Salvador's recent constitutional changes, allowing indefinite presidential reelection and longer legislative terms, have raised concerns about democratic backsliding, drawing parallels to similar power grabs in Venezuela and Nicaragua by leaders like Hugo Chávez and Daniel Ortega.
El Salvador's Constitutional Reform Sparks Concerns About Democratic Backsliding
El Salvador's recent constitutional changes, allowing indefinite presidential reelection and longer legislative terms, have raised concerns about democratic backsliding, drawing parallels to similar power grabs in Venezuela and Nicaragua by leaders like Hugo Chávez and Daniel Ortega.
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60% Bias Score
Trump's Weakened Checks and Balances: Financial Markets Remain a Constraint
President Trump's administration has weakened checks on executive power in the US by installing loyalists in key positions, undermining Congress, ignoring courts, withdrawing from international agreements, and increasing trade tensions; however, financial markets remain an obstacle to his complete c...
Trump's Weakened Checks and Balances: Financial Markets Remain a Constraint
President Trump's administration has weakened checks on executive power in the US by installing loyalists in key positions, undermining Congress, ignoring courts, withdrawing from international agreements, and increasing trade tensions; however, financial markets remain an obstacle to his complete c...
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72% Bias Score
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