Berlin's "Lichtpfad" Offers Guaranteed Placement for Challenging Children
Berlin opened "Lichtpfad", a unique youth facility with a guaranteed placement policy for up to six highly challenging children (ages 8-13), addressing the city's overwhelmed child welfare system and aiming to prevent the cycle of children moving between temporary care settings. The €5 million proje...
Berlin's "Lichtpfad" Offers Guaranteed Placement for Challenging Children
Berlin opened "Lichtpfad", a unique youth facility with a guaranteed placement policy for up to six highly challenging children (ages 8-13), addressing the city's overwhelmed child welfare system and aiming to prevent the cycle of children moving between temporary care settings. The €5 million proje...
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52% Bias Score
Deepfakes in Schools: A Growing Threat Requiring Urgent Action
A survey shows 40% of students and 29% of teachers have seen school-related deepfakes; 15% of students and 11% saw intimate ones; yet most schools lack policies to address this, leaving parents to educate children about deepfake dangers and prevention.
Deepfakes in Schools: A Growing Threat Requiring Urgent Action
A survey shows 40% of students and 29% of teachers have seen school-related deepfakes; 15% of students and 11% saw intimate ones; yet most schools lack policies to address this, leaving parents to educate children about deepfake dangers and prevention.
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48% Bias Score
Venezuela Fines TikTok \$10 Million Over Harmful Content
Venezuela's Supreme Tribunal of Justice fined TikTok \$10 million for alleged negligence in preventing harmful content for minors, following reports of over 200 students participating in toxic challenges, resulting in three deaths, and demanding the establishment of a Venezuelan office within eight ...
Venezuela Fines TikTok \$10 Million Over Harmful Content
Venezuela's Supreme Tribunal of Justice fined TikTok \$10 million for alleged negligence in preventing harmful content for minors, following reports of over 200 students participating in toxic challenges, resulting in three deaths, and demanding the establishment of a Venezuelan office within eight ...
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56% Bias Score
Mother Arrested for Torturing One-Year-Old Daughter in Azov
In the Azov district of Rostov Oblast, a 31-year-old mother is charged with torturing her one-year-old daughter, leading to the child's removal and the mother's arrest; this follows a similar incident involving the mother's older daughter, now adopted.
Mother Arrested for Torturing One-Year-Old Daughter in Azov
In the Azov district of Rostov Oblast, a 31-year-old mother is charged with torturing her one-year-old daughter, leading to the child's removal and the mother's arrest; this follows a similar incident involving the mother's older daughter, now adopted.
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60% Bias Score
England and Wales Expand Family Court Transparency
Starting early next year, journalists and legal bloggers in England and Wales will be allowed to report on family court cases permanently, expanding a pilot program that demonstrated the revelation of significant public interest stories while protecting family privacy.
England and Wales Expand Family Court Transparency
Starting early next year, journalists and legal bloggers in England and Wales will be allowed to report on family court cases permanently, expanding a pilot program that demonstrated the revelation of significant public interest stories while protecting family privacy.
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24% Bias Score
Mother Jailed for Seven Years After Baby Drowns in Bath While She Played Game
Danielle Massey, a 31-year-old from Co Durham, was sentenced to seven years in prison for the manslaughter of her seven-month-old son, Charlie, who drowned in the bath while she played a mobile game; social services ended a child protection plan six days prior.
Mother Jailed for Seven Years After Baby Drowns in Bath While She Played Game
Danielle Massey, a 31-year-old from Co Durham, was sentenced to seven years in prison for the manslaughter of her seven-month-old son, Charlie, who drowned in the bath while she played a mobile game; social services ended a child protection plan six days prior.
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44% Bias Score
Venezuelan Child Migrants Face Peril in Colombia
Over 2.8 million Venezuelans, including 800,000 children, have migrated to Colombia since 2014, fleeing political unrest; these children face significant threats including violence, trafficking, and recruitment by armed groups, highlighting the largest refugee crisis in modern Latin American history...
Venezuelan Child Migrants Face Peril in Colombia
Over 2.8 million Venezuelans, including 800,000 children, have migrated to Colombia since 2014, fleeing political unrest; these children face significant threats including violence, trafficking, and recruitment by armed groups, highlighting the largest refugee crisis in modern Latin American history...
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32% Bias Score
Life Sentences in Narin Güran Murder Case Spark Outrage Over Disparate Sentencing
A Diyarbakır court sentenced three family members to life in prison for the murder of 8-year-old Narin Güran, while another received a 4.5-year sentence for disposing of the body; this lenient sentence caused widespread criticism and planned appeals by the Diyarbakır Bar Association and the Ministry...
Life Sentences in Narin Güran Murder Case Spark Outrage Over Disparate Sentencing
A Diyarbakır court sentenced three family members to life in prison for the murder of 8-year-old Narin Güran, while another received a 4.5-year sentence for disposing of the body; this lenient sentence caused widespread criticism and planned appeals by the Diyarbakır Bar Association and the Ministry...
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44% Bias Score
Enkhuizen Sex Case, Magdeburg Attack, and Westerscheldetunnel Toll Removal
A major sex crimes case against a 27-year-old man from Enkhuizen begins today, while Germany addresses the aftermath of a deadly Magdeburg attack, and the Westerscheldetunnel becomes toll-free.
Enkhuizen Sex Case, Magdeburg Attack, and Westerscheldetunnel Toll Removal
A major sex crimes case against a 27-year-old man from Enkhuizen begins today, while Germany addresses the aftermath of a deadly Magdeburg attack, and the Westerscheldetunnel becomes toll-free.
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24% Bias Score
French Child Protection Groups Condemn Lack of Dedicated Ministry
Twenty French child protection organizations criticized the new government for lacking a dedicated child welfare ministry, citing rising child poverty (one in five children affected), high rates of child sexual violence (160,000 cases annually), and the absence of child-focused policy in new ministe...
French Child Protection Groups Condemn Lack of Dedicated Ministry
Twenty French child protection organizations criticized the new government for lacking a dedicated child welfare ministry, citing rising child poverty (one in five children affected), high rates of child sexual violence (160,000 cases annually), and the absence of child-focused policy in new ministe...
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44% Bias Score
Sara Sharif Murder Exposes Child Protection Failures
Ten-year-old Sara Sharif was murdered by her father and stepmother after repeated abuse, highlighting failures in child protection protocols and prompting new legislation to restrict unsupervised homeschooling, though this would not have saved Sara in its current form.
Sara Sharif Murder Exposes Child Protection Failures
Ten-year-old Sara Sharif was murdered by her father and stepmother after repeated abuse, highlighting failures in child protection protocols and prompting new legislation to restrict unsupervised homeschooling, though this would not have saved Sara in its current form.
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44% Bias Score
EU Weakens Child Sexual Abuse Directive Amidst Member State Opposition
The EU is updating its 2011 directive on child sexual abuse, but member states weakened the initial proposal, omitting key protections and drawing criticism from child advocacy groups; in 2022, 1.5 million cases were reported in the EU.
EU Weakens Child Sexual Abuse Directive Amidst Member State Opposition
The EU is updating its 2011 directive on child sexual abuse, but member states weakened the initial proposal, omitting key protections and drawing criticism from child advocacy groups; in 2022, 1.5 million cases were reported in the EU.
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40% Bias Score