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Cristosal Flees El Salvador Amidst Government Crackdown
El Salvador's human rights organization Cristosal relocated 20 employees to Guatemala and Honduras due to government harassment and legal threats, including the imprisonment of its anti-corruption lawyer, Ruth López, under controversial enrichment charges; this follows a new "foreign agents" law res...
Cristosal Flees El Salvador Amidst Government Crackdown
El Salvador's human rights organization Cristosal relocated 20 employees to Guatemala and Honduras due to government harassment and legal threats, including the imprisonment of its anti-corruption lawyer, Ruth López, under controversial enrichment charges; this follows a new "foreign agents" law res...
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52% Bias Score
Russian Election Monitoring NGO Golos Ceases Operations After Co-President's Imprisonment
Golos, a Russian NGO monitoring election fraud for 25 years, ceased operations on July 8th, 2024, following the five-year prison sentence of its co-president, Grigori Melkoniants, for collaborating with a banned European election monitoring organization. This action further restricts transparency in...
Russian Election Monitoring NGO Golos Ceases Operations After Co-President's Imprisonment
Golos, a Russian NGO monitoring election fraud for 25 years, ceased operations on July 8th, 2024, following the five-year prison sentence of its co-president, Grigori Melkoniants, for collaborating with a banned European election monitoring organization. This action further restricts transparency in...
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36% Bias Score
Seville Conference Addresses Global "Policrisis" and Role of Latin American CSOs
The IV International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville is tackling the global "policrisis", with a focus on Latin America, where civil society organizations (CSOs) are crucial despite reduced international cooperation; the conference emphasizes the need for a new development paradig...
Seville Conference Addresses Global "Policrisis" and Role of Latin American CSOs
The IV International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville is tackling the global "policrisis", with a focus on Latin America, where civil society organizations (CSOs) are crucial despite reduced international cooperation; the conference emphasizes the need for a new development paradig...
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44% Bias Score
Global Crackdown on NGOs: Adapting to Shrinking Civic Space
Governments worldwide are increasingly suppressing NGOs through restrictive laws, smear campaigns, and funding cuts, mirroring a pattern starting in Russia in 2012 and impacting countries like India, Egypt, and several Latin American nations, prompting NGOs to explore new strategies for survival and...
Global Crackdown on NGOs: Adapting to Shrinking Civic Space
Governments worldwide are increasingly suppressing NGOs through restrictive laws, smear campaigns, and funding cuts, mirroring a pattern starting in Russia in 2012 and impacting countries like India, Egypt, and several Latin American nations, prompting NGOs to explore new strategies for survival and...
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44% Bias Score
Hungary Postpones Vote on Controversial Foreign Funding Bill
Hungary's parliament postponed a vote on a controversial bill targeting foreign-funded organizations until autumn, following widespread protests and criticism that it would stifle civil society and independent media, similar to Russia's "foreign agent" law.
Hungary Postpones Vote on Controversial Foreign Funding Bill
Hungary's parliament postponed a vote on a controversial bill targeting foreign-funded organizations until autumn, following widespread protests and criticism that it would stifle civil society and independent media, similar to Russia's "foreign agent" law.
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44% Bias Score
Hungarian Protest Against Bill Limiting Free Speech
On Sunday, hundreds of Hungarians silently protested in Budapest against a new government transparency bill that could restrict media, NGOs, and critics; the bill may pass by mid-June, with enforcement starting three days after publication.
Hungarian Protest Against Bill Limiting Free Speech
On Sunday, hundreds of Hungarians silently protested in Budapest against a new government transparency bill that could restrict media, NGOs, and critics; the bill may pass by mid-June, with enforcement starting three days after publication.
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56% Bias Score
Iran Regime Change Debate: Top-Down or Bottom-Up?
An Israeli attack on Iran failed to trigger regime change, sparking a debate among Iranian analysts about whether such change requires foreign intervention or internal societal transformation, with one analyst favoring cultural change over regime change and the other suggesting the attack created an...
Iran Regime Change Debate: Top-Down or Bottom-Up?
An Israeli attack on Iran failed to trigger regime change, sparking a debate among Iranian analysts about whether such change requires foreign intervention or internal societal transformation, with one analyst favoring cultural change over regime change and the other suggesting the attack created an...
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56% Bias Score
Reduced Development Aid Undermines Global South Initiatives
Industrialized nations, including the USA and Germany, are reducing development aid, impacting civil society efforts in the Global South; this is seen as undermining attempts to create more equitable funding systems and exacerbating existing inequalities.
Reduced Development Aid Undermines Global South Initiatives
Industrialized nations, including the USA and Germany, are reducing development aid, impacting civil society efforts in the Global South; this is seen as undermining attempts to create more equitable funding systems and exacerbating existing inequalities.
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36% Bias Score
Seville Commitment Falls Short of Expectations on Global Economic Governance
The UN's "Seville Commitment," aiming to democratize global economic governance, disappointed civil society due to insufficient progress on debt architecture reform and development cooperation, with ODA falling 9% in 2024, prompting calls for greater Northern government responsibility.
Seville Commitment Falls Short of Expectations on Global Economic Governance
The UN's "Seville Commitment," aiming to democratize global economic governance, disappointed civil society due to insufficient progress on debt architecture reform and development cooperation, with ODA falling 9% in 2024, prompting calls for greater Northern government responsibility.
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52% Bias Score
Hungary Postpones Vote on Bill Targeting Foreign-Funded Groups
The Hungarian government postponed a vote on a bill that would allow it to monitor, penalize, and potentially ban organizations receiving foreign funding, following weeks of protests and warnings that it would stifle civil society and independent media; the vote is now delayed until autumn.
Hungary Postpones Vote on Bill Targeting Foreign-Funded Groups
The Hungarian government postponed a vote on a bill that would allow it to monitor, penalize, and potentially ban organizations receiving foreign funding, following weeks of protests and warnings that it would stifle civil society and independent media; the vote is now delayed until autumn.
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64% Bias Score
Global Civil Liberties Decline: Only 40 Countries Uphold Full Rights
A new study reveals that only 40 countries (3.5% of the world's population) fully respect civil liberties, while 85% of the global population lives under restricted or suppressed freedoms, highlighting a severe decline in global democracy and human rights.
Global Civil Liberties Decline: Only 40 Countries Uphold Full Rights
A new study reveals that only 40 countries (3.5% of the world's population) fully respect civil liberties, while 85% of the global population lives under restricted or suppressed freedoms, highlighting a severe decline in global democracy and human rights.
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48% Bias Score
EU Condemns Georgia's "Foreign Agent" Law, Raising Concerns About Democracy
The European Union condemned Georgia's new law requiring organizations with over 20% foreign funding to register as "foreign agents", viewing it as a threat to Georgian democracy and freedom of speech, further straining EU-Georgia relations.
EU Condemns Georgia's "Foreign Agent" Law, Raising Concerns About Democracy
The European Union condemned Georgia's new law requiring organizations with over 20% foreign funding to register as "foreign agents", viewing it as a threat to Georgian democracy and freedom of speech, further straining EU-Georgia relations.
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52% Bias Score
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