TİHEK Dismisses Police Brutality Complaint, Ignoring Constitutional Court Ruling
Turkey's Human Rights and Equality Institution (TİHEK) dismissed Besna Tosun's complaint alleging police brutality during a December 12th, 2024, Cumartesi Anneleri protest, disregarding a Constitutional Court ruling upholding their right to assemble and evidence of excessive force.
TİHEK Dismisses Police Brutality Complaint, Ignoring Constitutional Court Ruling
Turkey's Human Rights and Equality Institution (TİHEK) dismissed Besna Tosun's complaint alleging police brutality during a December 12th, 2024, Cumartesi Anneleri protest, disregarding a Constitutional Court ruling upholding their right to assemble and evidence of excessive force.
Progress
76% Bias Score
Israeli Hostage Omer Wenkert Expected to be Released
Omer Wenkert, a 23-year-old Israeli abducted by Hamas during the October 7, 2023 attack on the Nova Music Festival, is expected to be freed in a prisoner exchange deal; his family publicized his plight to ensure his release, sharing details of his health struggles during captivity and his positive a...
Israeli Hostage Omer Wenkert Expected to be Released
Omer Wenkert, a 23-year-old Israeli abducted by Hamas during the October 7, 2023 attack on the Nova Music Festival, is expected to be freed in a prisoner exchange deal; his family publicized his plight to ensure his release, sharing details of his health struggles during captivity and his positive a...
Progress
32% Bias Score
UN Launches Action Plan to Combat Global Rise in Antisemitism
The UN unveiled a new Action Plan to combat antisemitism, establishing a monitoring group, educational initiatives, and tech partnerships to counter hate speech following a recent surge in attacks, particularly in Europe and North America.
UN Launches Action Plan to Combat Global Rise in Antisemitism
The UN unveiled a new Action Plan to combat antisemitism, establishing a monitoring group, educational initiatives, and tech partnerships to counter hate speech following a recent surge in attacks, particularly in Europe and North America.
Progress
20% Bias Score
Hostage Ben Ami Expected to be Released in Deal
54-year-old Israeli-German national Ohad Ben Ami, abducted by Hamas from Kibbutz Be'eri, is expected to be released in a hostage-ceasefire deal after two birthdays in captivity, experiencing medical neglect and emotional distress for his family.
Hostage Ben Ami Expected to be Released in Deal
54-year-old Israeli-German national Ohad Ben Ami, abducted by Hamas from Kibbutz Be'eri, is expected to be released in a hostage-ceasefire deal after two birthdays in captivity, experiencing medical neglect and emotional distress for his family.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Three Jailed for 1990s Child Rape, Police Response Criticized
Three men were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for the rape of a 13-14 year old girl in Keighley, West Yorkshire, in the 1990s; the judge criticized authorities for treating the victims as responsible for their own abuse, while two of the perpetrators remain at large.
Three Jailed for 1990s Child Rape, Police Response Criticized
Three men were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for the rape of a 13-14 year old girl in Keighley, West Yorkshire, in the 1990s; the judge criticized authorities for treating the victims as responsible for their own abuse, while two of the perpetrators remain at large.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Trump's Return Signals Renewed Threat to Border Ecology
Trump's second inauguration raises concerns about renewed border wall construction, jeopardizing wildlife corridors and exacerbating ecological damage along the US-Mexico border, with potential for extinction of species like jaguars, following a recent study showing an 86% decrease in wildlife cross...
Trump's Return Signals Renewed Threat to Border Ecology
Trump's second inauguration raises concerns about renewed border wall construction, jeopardizing wildlife corridors and exacerbating ecological damage along the US-Mexico border, with potential for extinction of species like jaguars, following a recent study showing an 86% decrease in wildlife cross...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Calcutta Court Convicts Man in Doctor's Rape and Murder Case
A Calcutta court found Sangam Roy guilty of the rape and murder of a 31-year-old female doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August 2023; his DNA evidence secured the conviction, and sentencing is set for Monday. The case triggered widespread protests in India due to concerns about inves...
Calcutta Court Convicts Man in Doctor's Rape and Murder Case
A Calcutta court found Sangam Roy guilty of the rape and murder of a 31-year-old female doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August 2023; his DNA evidence secured the conviction, and sentencing is set for Monday. The case triggered widespread protests in India due to concerns about inves...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Hostage-Ceasefire Deal: Mentally Ill Israeli to be Released by Hamas
Hisham al-Sayed, a Bedouin-Israeli with mental health issues, abducted by Hamas in Gaza in 2015, is to be released as part of a hostage-ceasefire deal; his case highlights ethical concerns and the complex humanitarian realities of the conflict.
Hostage-Ceasefire Deal: Mentally Ill Israeli to be Released by Hamas
Hisham al-Sayed, a Bedouin-Israeli with mental health issues, abducted by Hamas in Gaza in 2015, is to be released as part of a hostage-ceasefire deal; his case highlights ethical concerns and the complex humanitarian realities of the conflict.
Progress
40% Bias Score
California Wildfires Expose Disability Emergency Preparedness Gaps
The California wildfires highlighted the disproportionate impact on disabled individuals, with a mortality rate two to four times higher than the general population due to accessibility issues and insufficient support systems during evacuations, exposing systemic failures in emergency preparedness a...
California Wildfires Expose Disability Emergency Preparedness Gaps
The California wildfires highlighted the disproportionate impact on disabled individuals, with a mortality rate two to four times higher than the general population due to accessibility issues and insufficient support systems during evacuations, exposing systemic failures in emergency preparedness a...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Israeli Author Likens Government to Firing Squad
An Israeli author draws parallels between Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and the current Israeli political climate, citing ministerial failures, rising violence, and social unrest as evidence of a government indifferent to its citizens' well-being.
Israeli Author Likens Government to Firing Squad
An Israeli author draws parallels between Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and the current Israeli political climate, citing ministerial failures, rising violence, and social unrest as evidence of a government indifferent to its citizens' well-being.
Progress
60% Bias Score
American Extradited to Face Sexual Assault Charges After Decade-Long Pursuit
Ian Cleary, a 31-year-old American, was arrested in France and extradited to Pennsylvania to face charges of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old Gettysburg College student in 2013, after which he sent her a Facebook message confessing to the crime; he was ordered held without bail.
American Extradited to Face Sexual Assault Charges After Decade-Long Pursuit
Ian Cleary, a 31-year-old American, was arrested in France and extradited to Pennsylvania to face charges of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old Gettysburg College student in 2013, after which he sent her a Facebook message confessing to the crime; he was ordered held without bail.
Progress
24% Bias Score
Russian Missile Strike Damages Ukrainian Cathedral
A Russian missile strike on Zaporizhzhia on Saturday damaged St. Andrew's Cathedral, killing one and injuring at least ten; the attack follows a Ukrainian law banning organizations linked to the Russian Orthodox Church and adds to over 630 religious sites damaged since the invasion began.
Russian Missile Strike Damages Ukrainian Cathedral
A Russian missile strike on Zaporizhzhia on Saturday damaged St. Andrew's Cathedral, killing one and injuring at least ten; the attack follows a Ukrainian law banning organizations linked to the Russian Orthodox Church and adds to over 630 religious sites damaged since the invasion began.
Progress
36% Bias Score