Restitution Demands Rise in Spain Following Government's Palace Transfer
The Spanish government's transfer of a Parisian palace to the PNV has fueled outrage among hundreds of Catalan civil and trade associations whose properties were confiscated during the Franco dictatorship; they demand restitution under the 2022 Democratic Memory Law, citing historian Neus Moran's re...
Restitution Demands Rise in Spain Following Government's Palace Transfer
The Spanish government's transfer of a Parisian palace to the PNV has fueled outrage among hundreds of Catalan civil and trade associations whose properties were confiscated during the Franco dictatorship; they demand restitution under the 2022 Democratic Memory Law, citing historian Neus Moran's re...
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48% Bias Score
Acquittal in 1832 Murder Underscores Societal Attitudes Toward Women
In 1832 Fall River, Massachusetts, Sarah Cornell, a pregnant, unmarried factory worker, was found murdered; Reverend Ephraim Kingsbury Avery, the prime suspect, was acquitted despite evidence suggesting assault and murder, a case highlighting the societal mistreatment of women in the 19th century.
Acquittal in 1832 Murder Underscores Societal Attitudes Toward Women
In 1832 Fall River, Massachusetts, Sarah Cornell, a pregnant, unmarried factory worker, was found murdered; Reverend Ephraim Kingsbury Avery, the prime suspect, was acquitted despite evidence suggesting assault and murder, a case highlighting the societal mistreatment of women in the 19th century.
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48% Bias Score
Spain to Pay Rent for Parisian Building Seized During Franco Era
Spain will pay rent to the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) for a Parisian building, seized by the Franco regime, now used by the Instituto Cervantes; this follows a government investigation and is facilitated by the Democratic Memory Law.
Spain to Pay Rent for Parisian Building Seized During Franco Era
Spain will pay rent to the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) for a Parisian building, seized by the Franco regime, now used by the Instituto Cervantes; this follows a government investigation and is facilitated by the Democratic Memory Law.
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40% Bias Score
Hamburg's Struggle to Create Holocaust Memorials: Delays and Ownership Disputes"
Representatives from Hamburg's government visited Israel in April 2022 to discuss innovative ways to preserve Holocaust memory; however, the city's recent history reveals challenges in establishing new memorials due to ownership disputes and bureaucratic delays, as seen in the cases of Lagerhaus G a...
Hamburg's Struggle to Create Holocaust Memorials: Delays and Ownership Disputes"
Representatives from Hamburg's government visited Israel in April 2022 to discuss innovative ways to preserve Holocaust memory; however, the city's recent history reveals challenges in establishing new memorials due to ownership disputes and bureaucratic delays, as seen in the cases of Lagerhaus G a...
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52% Bias Score
Exhumation of Franco Regime Victims in Paterna Highlights Spain's Unresolved Past
Grave 126 in Paterna, Spain, holds a mass grave of approximately 200 victims of the Franco regime; Pepica Celda fights to exhume her father's remains alongside those of Leoncio Badia Navarro, a gravedigger who secretly documented 2,238 victims' identities and kept mementos.
Exhumation of Franco Regime Victims in Paterna Highlights Spain's Unresolved Past
Grave 126 in Paterna, Spain, holds a mass grave of approximately 200 victims of the Franco regime; Pepica Celda fights to exhume her father's remains alongside those of Leoncio Badia Navarro, a gravedigger who secretly documented 2,238 victims' identities and kept mementos.
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36% Bias Score
Germany Continues Pension Payments to Nazi Perpetrators
Germany pays approximately five million euros annually in war victim pensions to over 8000 recipients, including an estimated 5 percent of war criminals, despite a 1998 law mandating review; this has drawn criticism for its failure to address this systemic issue.
Germany Continues Pension Payments to Nazi Perpetrators
Germany pays approximately five million euros annually in war victim pensions to over 8000 recipients, including an estimated 5 percent of war criminals, despite a 1998 law mandating review; this has drawn criticism for its failure to address this systemic issue.
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56% Bias Score
Netherlands Publishes Database of WWII Nazi Collaborators
The Netherlands released a database naming 425,000 citizens investigated for Nazi collaboration during WWII; over 150,000 faced legal action, and the database aims to increase public understanding and combat Holocaust denial.
Netherlands Publishes Database of WWII Nazi Collaborators
The Netherlands released a database naming 425,000 citizens investigated for Nazi collaboration during WWII; over 150,000 faced legal action, and the database aims to increase public understanding and combat Holocaust denial.
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28% Bias Score
Namibia: The Enduring Legacy of German Colonialism
Germany's colonial rule in present-day Namibia resulted in the Nama and Ovaherero genocide and enduring economic, political, and social injustices, as evidenced by the insufficient outcome of recent government negotiations and the ongoing struggle for recognition and redress.
Namibia: The Enduring Legacy of German Colonialism
Germany's colonial rule in present-day Namibia resulted in the Nama and Ovaherero genocide and enduring economic, political, and social injustices, as evidenced by the insufficient outcome of recent government negotiations and the ongoing struggle for recognition and redress.
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56% Bias Score