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Chisinau Bans LGBT+ Events Amidst Political Tensions
Chisinau's mayor, Ion Ceban, banned all LGBT+ events in the city, including the planned Moldova Pride festival, on May 15th, ostensibly to protect public order and children, despite criticism that this action is politically motivated ahead of September's elections and contradicts Moldovan law.
Chisinau Bans LGBT+ Events Amidst Political Tensions
Chisinau's mayor, Ion Ceban, banned all LGBT+ events in the city, including the planned Moldova Pride festival, on May 15th, ostensibly to protect public order and children, despite criticism that this action is politically motivated ahead of September's elections and contradicts Moldovan law.
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48% Bias Score
Yerevan City Hall Restricts Press Access to Meetings
Yerevan city hall has installed a glass partition separating the meeting hall from the press area, restricting journalists' ability to cover meetings effectively and potentially limiting public access to information in a country already ranked 34th globally on press freedom.
Yerevan City Hall Restricts Press Access to Meetings
Yerevan city hall has installed a glass partition separating the meeting hall from the press area, restricting journalists' ability to cover meetings effectively and potentially limiting public access to information in a country already ranked 34th globally on press freedom.
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52% Bias Score
Russia Bans Amnesty International, Escalating Crackdown on Dissent
Russia declared Amnesty International an "undesirable organization," banning its operations and criminalizing association with it, citing its criticism of the war in Ukraine and alleged involvement in "global Russophobic projects".
Russia Bans Amnesty International, Escalating Crackdown on Dissent
Russia declared Amnesty International an "undesirable organization," banning its operations and criminalizing association with it, citing its criticism of the war in Ukraine and alleged involvement in "global Russophobic projects".
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48% Bias Score
Disrespect for Literature in Greece: A Contrast with Israel
The author contrasts the respect shown to writers in Israel in 1999 with the recent disruption of an Israeli author's talk in Thessaloniki, Greece, highlighting a decline in cultural values and intolerance towards intellectual discourse in Greece.
Disrespect for Literature in Greece: A Contrast with Israel
The author contrasts the respect shown to writers in Israel in 1999 with the recent disruption of an Israeli author's talk in Thessaloniki, Greece, highlighting a decline in cultural values and intolerance towards intellectual discourse in Greece.
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56% Bias Score
Trump's Defunding of VOA and RFA Silences Crucial News Sources in Authoritarian Regimes
President Trump's executive order defunding Voice of America and Radio Free Asia has silenced broadcasts, impacting access to independent news in authoritarian regimes like Cambodia and Myanmar, where these stations provided a crucial source of unbiased information.
Trump's Defunding of VOA and RFA Silences Crucial News Sources in Authoritarian Regimes
President Trump's executive order defunding Voice of America and Radio Free Asia has silenced broadcasts, impacting access to independent news in authoritarian regimes like Cambodia and Myanmar, where these stations provided a crucial source of unbiased information.
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48% Bias Score
Hungary's New Law Silences Critics Under Guise of Transparency
Hungary's government introduced a law enabling suppression of organizations receiving foreign funding, however minimal, under the guise of protecting national sovereignty, impacting independent media, NGOs and opposition parties.
Hungary's New Law Silences Critics Under Guise of Transparency
Hungary's government introduced a law enabling suppression of organizations receiving foreign funding, however minimal, under the guise of protecting national sovereignty, impacting independent media, NGOs and opposition parties.
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60% Bias Score
Trump Signs Bill Criminalizing Revenge Porn, Including AI-Generated Images
President Trump signed the Take It Down Act into law, making it a federal crime to publish intimate images without consent, including AI-generated deepfakes; social media platforms must remove such content within 48 hours of a victim's request.
Trump Signs Bill Criminalizing Revenge Porn, Including AI-Generated Images
President Trump signed the Take It Down Act into law, making it a federal crime to publish intimate images without consent, including AI-generated deepfakes; social media platforms must remove such content within 48 hours of a victim's request.
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56% Bias Score
Crackdown on Obscenity in Pakistani Stage Plays
The Punjab government in Pakistan is taking action against what it considers obscenity in stage plays, issuing warnings and restrictions to theaters and artists, sparking a debate about artistic expression and societal norms.
Crackdown on Obscenity in Pakistani Stage Plays
The Punjab government in Pakistan is taking action against what it considers obscenity in stage plays, issuing warnings and restrictions to theaters and artists, sparking a debate about artistic expression and societal norms.
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52% Bias Score
Russia Bans Amnesty International, Expanding Crackdown on Dissent
Russia banned Amnesty International on Monday, declaring it an "undesirable organization" and criminalizing any support for it, extending a crackdown on dissent that has affected over 200 groups since the Ukraine invasion.
Russia Bans Amnesty International, Expanding Crackdown on Dissent
Russia banned Amnesty International on Monday, declaring it an "undesirable organization" and criminalizing any support for it, extending a crackdown on dissent that has affected over 200 groups since the Ukraine invasion.
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32% Bias Score
Hungary's "Transparency" Bill Threatens Independent Media and NGOs
Hungary's parliament is considering a bill granting the government extensive powers to monitor and potentially ban organizations deemed threats to national sovereignty, impacting freedom of expression and raising concerns about the country's democratic trajectory.
Hungary's "Transparency" Bill Threatens Independent Media and NGOs
Hungary's parliament is considering a bill granting the government extensive powers to monitor and potentially ban organizations deemed threats to national sovereignty, impacting freedom of expression and raising concerns about the country's democratic trajectory.
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52% Bias Score
Pascal Condemns Trump's Attacks on Artists Amidst Cannes Film Festival
At the Cannes Film Festival, actor Pedro Pascal criticized Donald Trump's attacks on artists, urging them to resist intimidation, while director Ari Aster expressed concern that films' political messages could be used against actors, particularly those crossing US borders.
Pascal Condemns Trump's Attacks on Artists Amidst Cannes Film Festival
At the Cannes Film Festival, actor Pedro Pascal criticized Donald Trump's attacks on artists, urging them to resist intimidation, while director Ari Aster expressed concern that films' political messages could be used against actors, particularly those crossing US borders.
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44% Bias Score
NYU Withholds Diploma for Student's Gaza Condemnation Speech
NYU withheld a student's diploma after he condemned the Gaza conflict as "genocide" in his graduation speech, citing a breach of school rules; this follows a wider crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism on US campuses.
NYU Withholds Diploma for Student's Gaza Condemnation Speech
NYU withheld a student's diploma after he condemned the Gaza conflict as "genocide" in his graduation speech, citing a breach of school rules; this follows a wider crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism on US campuses.
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48% Bias Score
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