Belgium Ordered to Pay Restitution for Colonial-Era Abduction of Congolese Women
A Belgian court ordered the state to pay restitution to five Congolese women abducted as children and placed in orphanages during Belgium's colonial rule in the Congo, ruling that the abductions constituted crimes against humanity; the case is the first to shed light on the fate of thousands of mixe...
Belgium Ordered to Pay Restitution for Colonial-Era Abduction of Congolese Women
A Belgian court ordered the state to pay restitution to five Congolese women abducted as children and placed in orphanages during Belgium's colonial rule in the Congo, ruling that the abductions constituted crimes against humanity; the case is the first to shed light on the fate of thousands of mixe...
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44% Bias Score
Smear Campaign Targets El Salvadoran Abortion Rights Activist Ahead of Landmark Court Case
A smear campaign using fabricated videos falsely accuses El Salvadoran abortion rights campaigner Morena Herrera of pressuring a young woman into an abortion, aiming to influence the Inter-American Court of Human Rights case that could decriminalize abortion in El Salvador, where abortion is punisha...
Smear Campaign Targets El Salvadoran Abortion Rights Activist Ahead of Landmark Court Case
A smear campaign using fabricated videos falsely accuses El Salvadoran abortion rights campaigner Morena Herrera of pressuring a young woman into an abortion, aiming to influence the Inter-American Court of Human Rights case that could decriminalize abortion in El Salvador, where abortion is punisha...
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60% Bias Score
Mexico Court Orders Migrant Detention Registry
Mexico's Supreme Court ruled that Congress must create a public registry for detained migrants, addressing systemic human rights violations and a five-year delay in implementing existing legislation; this follows a lawsuit by human rights organizations highlighting the vulnerability of migrants to a...
Mexico Court Orders Migrant Detention Registry
Mexico's Supreme Court ruled that Congress must create a public registry for detained migrants, addressing systemic human rights violations and a five-year delay in implementing existing legislation; this follows a lawsuit by human rights organizations highlighting the vulnerability of migrants to a...
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40% Bias Score
France Restricts Healthcare Access, Endangering Vulnerable Women
The French government plans to restrict access to the Aide Médicale de l'État (AME) by including spousal income in eligibility calculations, potentially affecting 192,000 women, mostly undocumented migrants, and increasing their vulnerability to domestic abuse.
France Restricts Healthcare Access, Endangering Vulnerable Women
The French government plans to restrict access to the Aide Médicale de l'État (AME) by including spousal income in eligibility calculations, potentially affecting 192,000 women, mostly undocumented migrants, and increasing their vulnerability to domestic abuse.
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72% Bias Score
Baltic States Sanction Georgian Officials Over Protest Crackdown
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania imposed sanctions on 11 Georgian officials, including oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili and Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri, for their role in violently suppressing anti-government protests in Tbilisi following the government's decision to suspend the country's EU acce...
Baltic States Sanction Georgian Officials Over Protest Crackdown
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania imposed sanctions on 11 Georgian officials, including oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili and Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri, for their role in violently suppressing anti-government protests in Tbilisi following the government's decision to suspend the country's EU acce...
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40% Bias Score
French Teacher's Murder: Moroccan Man Admits to Incitement
Brahim Snina, a 52-year-old Moroccan man, admitted to inciting the October 2020 murder of Samuel Paty, a French teacher, by falsely claiming Paty had shown cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in class and revealing Paty's school and address online, leading to his assassination by Abdullah Anzurov.
French Teacher's Murder: Moroccan Man Admits to Incitement
Brahim Snina, a 52-year-old Moroccan man, admitted to inciting the October 2020 murder of Samuel Paty, a French teacher, by falsely claiming Paty had shown cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in class and revealing Paty's school and address online, leading to his assassination by Abdullah Anzurov.
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36% Bias Score
Russia Accuses Ukraine of Over 400 Chemical Weapons Attacks
Russia alleges over 400 confirmed instances of Ukraine using chemical weapons, including chloropicrin, citing lab-verified evidence submitted to the OPCW but claiming Western bias obstructs investigations and accountability.
Russia Accuses Ukraine of Over 400 Chemical Weapons Attacks
Russia alleges over 400 confirmed instances of Ukraine using chemical weapons, including chloropicrin, citing lab-verified evidence submitted to the OPCW but claiming Western bias obstructs investigations and accountability.
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60% Bias Score
French Man Faces 30 Years for Role in Teacher's Murder
Brahim Chnina, facing 30 years in prison, admits regret for his role in an online hate campaign against Samuel Paty, whose beheading followed his daughter's false accusations about the teacher showing Charlie Hebdo cartoons.
French Man Faces 30 Years for Role in Teacher's Murder
Brahim Chnina, facing 30 years in prison, admits regret for his role in an online hate campaign against Samuel Paty, whose beheading followed his daughter's false accusations about the teacher showing Charlie Hebdo cartoons.
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44% Bias Score
Eight Turkish Opposition Mayors Removed After March 2024 Elections
Following the March 2024 Turkish local elections, eight opposition mayors, including those of Esenyurt and Mardin, were removed and replaced with government-appointed trustees, prompting criticism from Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu who called these actions a violation of public mandate and democrati...
Eight Turkish Opposition Mayors Removed After March 2024 Elections
Following the March 2024 Turkish local elections, eight opposition mayors, including those of Esenyurt and Mardin, were removed and replaced with government-appointed trustees, prompting criticism from Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu who called these actions a violation of public mandate and democrati...
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56% Bias Score
Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Long-Term Health Crisis Persists
The Bhopal gas tragedy's aftermath continues to affect thousands of children in India, suffering from birth defects and chronic illnesses due to parental exposure to methyl isocyanate, while inadequate cleanup and legal challenges perpetuate the crisis.
Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Long-Term Health Crisis Persists
The Bhopal gas tragedy's aftermath continues to affect thousands of children in India, suffering from birth defects and chronic illnesses due to parental exposure to methyl isocyanate, while inadequate cleanup and legal challenges perpetuate the crisis.
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28% Bias Score
Dortmund Police Shooting: Prosecution Seeks Acquittal for Officers
Following the fatal police shooting of 16-year-old refugee Mouhamed Dramé in Dortmund on August 8, 2022, the prosecution recommended a 10-month suspended sentence for the Einsatzleiter and acquittals for the other officers, citing a mistaken belief of self-defense stemming from a flawed deployment s...
Dortmund Police Shooting: Prosecution Seeks Acquittal for Officers
Following the fatal police shooting of 16-year-old refugee Mouhamed Dramé in Dortmund on August 8, 2022, the prosecution recommended a 10-month suspended sentence for the Einsatzleiter and acquittals for the other officers, citing a mistaken belief of self-defense stemming from a flawed deployment s...
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56% Bias Score
DNA Genealogy Solves 25-Year-Old Cold Case of Baby Garnet
The 25-year-old cold case of Baby Garnet, a newborn found dead in a Michigan campground in 1996, was solved using DNA genealogy, leading to the arrest of her grandmother, Nancy Garvatovski, who admitted to disposing of the body after the baby died.
DNA Genealogy Solves 25-Year-Old Cold Case of Baby Garnet
The 25-year-old cold case of Baby Garnet, a newborn found dead in a Michigan campground in 1996, was solved using DNA genealogy, leading to the arrest of her grandmother, Nancy Garvatovski, who admitted to disposing of the body after the baby died.
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44% Bias Score