Possible discovery of remains of Syrian archaeologist beheaded by IS in 2015
Syrian authorities may have found the remains of Khaled al-Asaad, an 82-year-old archaeologist beheaded by IS militants in 2015 for refusing to reveal the location of artifacts in Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage site partially destroyed by IS in 2015.
Possible discovery of remains of Syrian archaeologist beheaded by IS in 2015
Syrian authorities may have found the remains of Khaled al-Asaad, an 82-year-old archaeologist beheaded by IS militants in 2015 for refusing to reveal the location of artifacts in Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage site partially destroyed by IS in 2015.
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36% Bias Score
20-Month Sentence for Climate Activist Sparks Debate on UK Justice System
Anna Holland, 22, a Just Stop Oil activist, received a 20-month prison sentence for damaging the frame of a Van Gogh painting during a climate protest; from prison, she describes the harsh conditions but also the unexpected support from fellow inmates and her strengthened resolve to continue fightin...
20-Month Sentence for Climate Activist Sparks Debate on UK Justice System
Anna Holland, 22, a Just Stop Oil activist, received a 20-month prison sentence for damaging the frame of a Van Gogh painting during a climate protest; from prison, she describes the harsh conditions but also the unexpected support from fellow inmates and her strengthened resolve to continue fightin...
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60% Bias Score
Record Number of UK Protesters Jailed for Christmas
Forty UK protesters, aged 22-58, will be imprisoned this Christmas for climate or Gaza-related protests, facing lengthy sentences that spark concerns about freedom of speech and the government's response to dissent.
Record Number of UK Protesters Jailed for Christmas
Forty UK protesters, aged 22-58, will be imprisoned this Christmas for climate or Gaza-related protests, facing lengthy sentences that spark concerns about freedom of speech and the government's response to dissent.
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64% Bias Score
Tarver's "Three Graces" Reclaims History, Challenges Racism in Art
Adrienne Elise Tarver's life-size painting, "Three Graces" (2019), recontextualizes a photo of Black women from ethnological expositions within the Western art historical canon, challenging the racism inherent in past scientific practices and promoting inclusivity in the art world; ARTNOIR's initiat...
Tarver's "Three Graces" Reclaims History, Challenges Racism in Art
Adrienne Elise Tarver's life-size painting, "Three Graces" (2019), recontextualizes a photo of Black women from ethnological expositions within the Western art historical canon, challenging the racism inherent in past scientific practices and promoting inclusivity in the art world; ARTNOIR's initiat...
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32% Bias Score
Argentine Law Enables Transgender Girl's Legal Gender Change at Six
Luana, a transgender girl in Argentina, legally changed her gender at age six thanks to the 2012 Gender Identity Law, highlighting the country's progressive stance on transgender rights and the ongoing challenges transgender children face.
Argentine Law Enables Transgender Girl's Legal Gender Change at Six
Luana, a transgender girl in Argentina, legally changed her gender at age six thanks to the 2012 Gender Identity Law, highlighting the country's progressive stance on transgender rights and the ongoing challenges transgender children face.
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24% Bias Score
Seven Dead in Mexican Prison Riot Amidst Gang Violence
A prison riot in Villahermosa, Mexico, resulted in seven inmate deaths and several injuries after inmates resisted transfer, attacking police with firearms and knives; the riot involved gunfire, explosions, and arson, revealing severe security breaches.
Seven Dead in Mexican Prison Riot Amidst Gang Violence
A prison riot in Villahermosa, Mexico, resulted in seven inmate deaths and several injuries after inmates resisted transfer, attacking police with firearms and knives; the riot involved gunfire, explosions, and arson, revealing severe security breaches.
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40% Bias Score
Ivory Coast Women March Against Femicide
Nearly 200 women and girls marched through Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast, on December 2024, culminating 16 days of activism against femicide, highlighting the failures of the justice system and demanding stronger legal protections against gender-based violence, echoing a similar demonstration in 1949.
Ivory Coast Women March Against Femicide
Nearly 200 women and girls marched through Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast, on December 2024, culminating 16 days of activism against femicide, highlighting the failures of the justice system and demanding stronger legal protections against gender-based violence, echoing a similar demonstration in 1949.
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16% Bias Score
UK Peers' Azerbaijan Trips Raise Human Rights Concerns
Two former UK political party leaders visited Azerbaijan, a trip funded by a businessman, raising human rights concerns due to Azerbaijan's authoritarian government, despite all trips being properly registered.
UK Peers' Azerbaijan Trips Raise Human Rights Concerns
Two former UK political party leaders visited Azerbaijan, a trip funded by a businessman, raising human rights concerns due to Azerbaijan's authoritarian government, despite all trips being properly registered.
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56% Bias Score
Spanish Ministry Compensates Sexual Assault Victim for Judicial Failures
The Spanish Ministry of Justice awarded €60,000 to a woman who was sexually assaulted by a former university dean after the Constitutional Court deemed a reduced sentence due to reporting delays 'unreasonable', highlighting systemic flaws in handling sexual assault cases and the need for gender-sens...
Spanish Ministry Compensates Sexual Assault Victim for Judicial Failures
The Spanish Ministry of Justice awarded €60,000 to a woman who was sexually assaulted by a former university dean after the Constitutional Court deemed a reduced sentence due to reporting delays 'unreasonable', highlighting systemic flaws in handling sexual assault cases and the need for gender-sens...
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44% Bias Score
Minneapolis LGBTQ+ Community Seeks Self-Defense Amidst Post-Election Anxieties
Following the 2024 election, increased anxieties within Minneapolis' LGBTQ+ and minority communities over potential threats to their safety and rights under a second Trump administration led to a surge in demand for firearm training from Sequeerity, a company providing culturally sensitive gun train...
Minneapolis LGBTQ+ Community Seeks Self-Defense Amidst Post-Election Anxieties
Following the 2024 election, increased anxieties within Minneapolis' LGBTQ+ and minority communities over potential threats to their safety and rights under a second Trump administration led to a surge in demand for firearm training from Sequeerity, a company providing culturally sensitive gun train...
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48% Bias Score
German Church Leader Shows Openness to Abortion Law Reform
The head of Germany's Evangelical Church, Kirsten Fehrs, indicated potential support for a bill to decriminalize abortions up to 12 weeks, currently supported by 328 MPs, while emphasizing mandatory counseling; the bill would remove the criminalization of women seeking abortions, although it still n...
German Church Leader Shows Openness to Abortion Law Reform
The head of Germany's Evangelical Church, Kirsten Fehrs, indicated potential support for a bill to decriminalize abortions up to 12 weeks, currently supported by 328 MPs, while emphasizing mandatory counseling; the bill would remove the criminalization of women seeking abortions, although it still n...
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40% Bias Score
BA and UK Government Sued for Negligence and Discrimination During 1990 Kuwait Hostage Crisis
Over 100 British Airways passengers and crew, including Barry Manners and his partner Anthony Yong, who had AIDS, are suing BA and the UK government for negligence and discrimination during the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, alleging the airline knew of the invasion hours before their flight landed ...
BA and UK Government Sued for Negligence and Discrimination During 1990 Kuwait Hostage Crisis
Over 100 British Airways passengers and crew, including Barry Manners and his partner Anthony Yong, who had AIDS, are suing BA and the UK government for negligence and discrimination during the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, alleging the airline knew of the invasion hours before their flight landed ...
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44% Bias Score