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Eurovision Updates Flag Policy: Palestinian Flags Allowed for Audience, Banned for Performers
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) updated its Eurovision Song Contest flag policy, allowing audience members in Basel, Switzerland to display flags permitted under Swiss law, including Palestinian flags, while restricting performers to only their national flags, sparking criticism from LGBTQ+ gr...
Eurovision Updates Flag Policy: Palestinian Flags Allowed for Audience, Banned for Performers
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) updated its Eurovision Song Contest flag policy, allowing audience members in Basel, Switzerland to display flags permitted under Swiss law, including Palestinian flags, while restricting performers to only their national flags, sparking criticism from LGBTQ+ gr...
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44% Bias Score
Turkish Bar Association Challenges YÖK's Disciplinary Action Against Students Protesting İmamoğlu Detention
The Turkish Bar Association opposes the Higher Education Council's (YÖK) call for disciplinary action against students and academics protesting Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu's detention, arguing that student boycotts and campus protests are protected under freedom of expression and assembly, citing ...
Turkish Bar Association Challenges YÖK's Disciplinary Action Against Students Protesting İmamoğlu Detention
The Turkish Bar Association opposes the Higher Education Council's (YÖK) call for disciplinary action against students and academics protesting Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu's detention, arguing that student boycotts and campus protests are protected under freedom of expression and assembly, citing ...
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40% Bias Score
YTÜ Security Assaults LGBT+ Students During Protest
Security personnel at Yıldız Technical University (YTÜ) assaulted students protesting the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, targeting those with LGBT+ flags, leading to a physical altercation and sit-in protest.
YTÜ Security Assaults LGBT+ Students During Protest
Security personnel at Yıldız Technical University (YTÜ) assaulted students protesting the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, targeting those with LGBT+ flags, leading to a physical altercation and sit-in protest.
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44% Bias Score
Erotica Author's Identity Revealed in Child Abuse Case
A Sydney erotica author, Lauren Tesolin-Mastrosa, faces three child abuse material charges for her unreleased novel, "Daddy's Little Toy," depicting a consensual relationship between an 18-year-old and an adult; a court rejected a bid to conceal her identity.
Erotica Author's Identity Revealed in Child Abuse Case
A Sydney erotica author, Lauren Tesolin-Mastrosa, faces three child abuse material charges for her unreleased novel, "Daddy's Little Toy," depicting a consensual relationship between an 18-year-old and an adult; a court rejected a bid to conceal her identity.
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48% Bias Score
Spanish Councilwoman Halts Lysistrata Performance, Sparking Censorship Debate
In Linares, Spain, a councilwoman stopped a performance of Aristophanes' Lysistrata due to concerns about its content and the presence of children and elderly people, sparking criticism and highlighting broader issues of censorship and freedom of expression.
Spanish Councilwoman Halts Lysistrata Performance, Sparking Censorship Debate
In Linares, Spain, a councilwoman stopped a performance of Aristophanes' Lysistrata due to concerns about its content and the presence of children and elderly people, sparking criticism and highlighting broader issues of censorship and freedom of expression.
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56% Bias Score
Nigeria Bans Song Criticizing Tinubu's Economic Policies
Nigerian authorities banned Eedris Abdulkareem's song "Tell Your Papa," which criticizes President Bola Tinubu's economic policies and resulting hardship, prompting a freedom-of-expression debate and legal challenges from rights groups; the song was released April 6th.
Nigeria Bans Song Criticizing Tinubu's Economic Policies
Nigerian authorities banned Eedris Abdulkareem's song "Tell Your Papa," which criticizes President Bola Tinubu's economic policies and resulting hardship, prompting a freedom-of-expression debate and legal challenges from rights groups; the song was released April 6th.
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40% Bias Score
UK Banks to Provide 90-Day Notice Before Account Closure
The UK Treasury is introducing new laws requiring banks to give 90 days' notice and a clear written explanation before closing customer accounts, starting April 2024, following the controversy surrounding Nigel Farage's account closure by NatWest.
UK Banks to Provide 90-Day Notice Before Account Closure
The UK Treasury is introducing new laws requiring banks to give 90 days' notice and a clear written explanation before closing customer accounts, starting April 2024, following the controversy surrounding Nigel Farage's account closure by NatWest.
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36% Bias Score
Cartoonist's Resignation Highlights US Press Freedom Decline
Pulitzer Prize winner Ann Telnaes resigned from The Washington Post in January 2025 after an opinion editor refused her anti-Trump cartoon, highlighting the decline of press freedom and the economic vulnerability of cartoonists in the US, a situation exemplified by the drop from 2000 to under 20 emp...
Cartoonist's Resignation Highlights US Press Freedom Decline
Pulitzer Prize winner Ann Telnaes resigned from The Washington Post in January 2025 after an opinion editor refused her anti-Trump cartoon, highlighting the decline of press freedom and the economic vulnerability of cartoonists in the US, a situation exemplified by the drop from 2000 to under 20 emp...
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36% Bias Score
Turkish Journalists Face Prison for Covering Protests
Seven journalists in Istanbul, Turkey face up to three years in prison for allegedly failing to disperse from a protest despite a police warning; prosecutors disregarded the journalists' statements and relied solely on police evidence, including photos that omitted their press equipment.
Turkish Journalists Face Prison for Covering Protests
Seven journalists in Istanbul, Turkey face up to three years in prison for allegedly failing to disperse from a protest despite a police warning; prosecutors disregarded the journalists' statements and relied solely on police evidence, including photos that omitted their press equipment.
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56% Bias Score
Franco-Algerian Influencer Sentenced for Online Death Threats
Franco-Algerian influencer Sofia Benlemmane received a 9-month suspended prison sentence in Lyon for online death threats against Algerian government opponents, highlighting the legal limits of free speech in France and the global impact of online hate speech.
Franco-Algerian Influencer Sentenced for Online Death Threats
Franco-Algerian influencer Sofia Benlemmane received a 9-month suspended prison sentence in Lyon for online death threats against Algerian government opponents, highlighting the legal limits of free speech in France and the global impact of online hate speech.
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44% Bias Score
US Funding Cuts Hinder Human Rights Advocacy in Cuba
CubaLex, facing a 50% funding cut due to US policy changes, struggles to assist Cubans facing political imprisonment and deportation, highlighting the need for alternative support from organizations like the EU.
US Funding Cuts Hinder Human Rights Advocacy in Cuba
CubaLex, facing a 50% funding cut due to US policy changes, struggles to assist Cubans facing political imprisonment and deportation, highlighting the need for alternative support from organizations like the EU.
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44% Bias Score
Thai Court Grants Bail, Revokes Visa for U.S. Scholar Charged with Insulting Monarchy
A U.S. scholar teaching in Thailand, Paul Chambers, was jailed for insulting the monarchy but released on bail; however, his visa was revoked, potentially leading to deportation. The charges relate to a webinar he participated in, highlighting concerns over freedom of expression in Thailand.
Thai Court Grants Bail, Revokes Visa for U.S. Scholar Charged with Insulting Monarchy
A U.S. scholar teaching in Thailand, Paul Chambers, was jailed for insulting the monarchy but released on bail; however, his visa was revoked, potentially leading to deportation. The charges relate to a webinar he participated in, highlighting concerns over freedom of expression in Thailand.
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40% Bias Score
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