Attacks on Dutch Journalists Rise Sharply in 2024
In 2024, Dutch journalists faced a record number of threats, intimidation, discrimination, and physical violence, with 249 incidents reported to PersVeilig, a rise attributed partly to protests and riots, notably those related to pro-Palestinian demonstrations; one journalist's car was even set on f...
Attacks on Dutch Journalists Rise Sharply in 2024
In 2024, Dutch journalists faced a record number of threats, intimidation, discrimination, and physical violence, with 249 incidents reported to PersVeilig, a rise attributed partly to protests and riots, notably those related to pro-Palestinian demonstrations; one journalist's car was even set on f...
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28% Bias Score
NRW Launches Four Reporting Centers to Combat Racism and Queerphobia
Four reporting centers for racism and queerphobia in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, will launch in spring 2025 after receiving over €1.5 million in funding since 2022, aiming to improve the visibility of discrimination and build upon a pre-existing center for antisemitic incidents.
NRW Launches Four Reporting Centers to Combat Racism and Queerphobia
Four reporting centers for racism and queerphobia in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, will launch in spring 2025 after receiving over €1.5 million in funding since 2022, aiming to improve the visibility of discrimination and build upon a pre-existing center for antisemitic incidents.
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32% Bias Score
Switzerland Enacts Nationwide Face-Covering Ban
Switzerland's new law banning face coverings in public spaces, effective January 1st, 2025, carries fines up to CHF 1,000 and is expected to primarily impact tourists, despite affecting fewer than 37 niqab-wearing women according to a 2020 study, and follows a 2021 public vote and was driven by righ...
Switzerland Enacts Nationwide Face-Covering Ban
Switzerland's new law banning face coverings in public spaces, effective January 1st, 2025, carries fines up to CHF 1,000 and is expected to primarily impact tourists, despite affecting fewer than 37 niqab-wearing women according to a 2020 study, and follows a 2021 public vote and was driven by righ...
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56% Bias Score
Rohingya Children Denied Education in Delhi Amidst Growing Anti-Refugee Sentiment
Rohingya children in Delhi are denied admission to public schools due to lacking Indian identity documents, despite possessing UNHCR documentation, prompting a legal battle to secure their right to education.
Rohingya Children Denied Education in Delhi Amidst Growing Anti-Refugee Sentiment
Rohingya children in Delhi are denied admission to public schools due to lacking Indian identity documents, despite possessing UNHCR documentation, prompting a legal battle to secure their right to education.
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40% Bias Score
Indian Muslim Women Face Barriers to Mental Healthcare
In India, Muslim women face significant challenges accessing mental healthcare due to cultural stigma, religious prejudice from healthcare professionals, and a shortage of culturally sensitive therapists, leading to underreporting and unmet needs.
Indian Muslim Women Face Barriers to Mental Healthcare
In India, Muslim women face significant challenges accessing mental healthcare due to cultural stigma, religious prejudice from healthcare professionals, and a shortage of culturally sensitive therapists, leading to underreporting and unmet needs.
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44% Bias Score
Banyarwanda Elect New Leaders to Push for Ugandan Citizenship Reform
The Banyarwanda community in Uganda elected a new leadership committee, chaired by Simon Kaitana, to push for a constitutional amendment addressing systemic discrimination in acquiring national identification documents, citing Article 10's restrictive citizenship criteria based on pre-1926 ancestry,...
Banyarwanda Elect New Leaders to Push for Ugandan Citizenship Reform
The Banyarwanda community in Uganda elected a new leadership committee, chaired by Simon Kaitana, to push for a constitutional amendment addressing systemic discrimination in acquiring national identification documents, citing Article 10's restrictive citizenship criteria based on pre-1926 ancestry,...
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36% Bias Score
Israel's Delayed Privacy Law Creates Unequal Data Protection
The Israeli Justice Minister's delay in publishing an amendment to the Privacy Protection Law creates a two-tiered privacy system from January 2025, affecting citizens differently based on data origin (EU or Israel) and highlighting legislative shortcomings.
Israel's Delayed Privacy Law Creates Unequal Data Protection
The Israeli Justice Minister's delay in publishing an amendment to the Privacy Protection Law creates a two-tiered privacy system from January 2025, affecting citizens differently based on data origin (EU or Israel) and highlighting legislative shortcomings.
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56% Bias Score
North Rhine-Westphalia Launches Four Reporting Centers to Address Racism and Queer Hostility
Four reporting centers for anti-Muslim incidents, antiziganism, other forms of racism, and queer hostility will launch in North Rhine-Westphalia in spring 2024, funded with over €1.5 million, aiming to increase the visibility of discrimination and complement existing antisemitism reporting.
North Rhine-Westphalia Launches Four Reporting Centers to Address Racism and Queer Hostility
Four reporting centers for anti-Muslim incidents, antiziganism, other forms of racism, and queer hostility will launch in North Rhine-Westphalia in spring 2024, funded with over €1.5 million, aiming to increase the visibility of discrimination and complement existing antisemitism reporting.
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36% Bias Score
Rohingya Children Denied Education in Delhi Amidst Discriminatory Policies
In Delhi, at least 17 Rohingya children have been denied admission to public schools in the past two years due to a lack of official Indian documents, despite having UNHCR papers, highlighting the discrimination faced by Rohingya refugees in accessing basic education.
Rohingya Children Denied Education in Delhi Amidst Discriminatory Policies
In Delhi, at least 17 Rohingya children have been denied admission to public schools in the past two years due to a lack of official Indian documents, despite having UNHCR papers, highlighting the discrimination faced by Rohingya refugees in accessing basic education.
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52% Bias Score
Philippines HIV Infections Surge: Youth and Stigma Fuel Crisis
The Philippines faces a rapidly growing HIV epidemic, with a 5.5-fold increase in infections since 2010, affecting mostly young homosexual men (89% of new infections in 2024). This alarming rise demands immediate action to increase awareness, access to testing and treatment, and challenge the stigma...
Philippines HIV Infections Surge: Youth and Stigma Fuel Crisis
The Philippines faces a rapidly growing HIV epidemic, with a 5.5-fold increase in infections since 2010, affecting mostly young homosexual men (89% of new infections in 2024). This alarming rise demands immediate action to increase awareness, access to testing and treatment, and challenge the stigma...
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44% Bias Score
Syria: Kurdish Mistrust of New Administration Rooted in Ba'ath Regime's Legacy
Syria's Kurdish population harbors deep mistrust of the new administration due to the Ba'ath regime's historical policies, including the 1962 census that stripped 120,000 Kurds of their citizenship and the 1966 'Arab Belt' policy that confiscated Kurdish land, displacing them and changing demographi...
Syria: Kurdish Mistrust of New Administration Rooted in Ba'ath Regime's Legacy
Syria's Kurdish population harbors deep mistrust of the new administration due to the Ba'ath regime's historical policies, including the 1962 census that stripped 120,000 Kurds of their citizenship and the 1966 'Arab Belt' policy that confiscated Kurdish land, displacing them and changing demographi...
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48% Bias Score
Kurtulmuş Advocates for Balkan Unity, Recalling Ottoman Era Peace
Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş, speaking at a commemoration for Prof. Dr. Sabahattin Zaim in Skopje, North Macedonia, highlighted Zaim's inclusive approach and advocated for peaceful coexistence among Balkan peoples, drawing parallels to the Ottoman era's 'Pax Ottomana' and criticizing i...
Kurtulmuş Advocates for Balkan Unity, Recalling Ottoman Era Peace
Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş, speaking at a commemoration for Prof. Dr. Sabahattin Zaim in Skopje, North Macedonia, highlighted Zaim's inclusive approach and advocated for peaceful coexistence among Balkan peoples, drawing parallels to the Ottoman era's 'Pax Ottomana' and criticizing i...
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48% Bias Score