Indiana to Execute Inmate Despite Claims of Mental Incompetence
Indiana plans to execute Joseph Corcoran for the 1997 murders of four men, despite claims of his incompetence due to paranoid schizophrenia. The execution, scheduled for Wednesday before sunrise, is challenged due to his mental illness and is the first in Indiana in 15 years.
Indiana to Execute Inmate Despite Claims of Mental Incompetence
Indiana plans to execute Joseph Corcoran for the 1997 murders of four men, despite claims of his incompetence due to paranoid schizophrenia. The execution, scheduled for Wednesday before sunrise, is challenged due to his mental illness and is the first in Indiana in 15 years.
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60% Bias Score
2034 World Cup: Saudi Arabia Faces Scheduling, Human Rights Challenges
The 2034 World Cup, awarded to Saudi Arabia, is planned for October-April to avoid extreme heat, conflicting with Ramadan and the busy European football season; 15 stadiums are planned across five cities, including Riyadh's 92,000-capacity King Salman International Stadium.
2034 World Cup: Saudi Arabia Faces Scheduling, Human Rights Challenges
The 2034 World Cup, awarded to Saudi Arabia, is planned for October-April to avoid extreme heat, conflicting with Ramadan and the busy European football season; 15 stadiums are planned across five cities, including Riyadh's 92,000-capacity King Salman International Stadium.
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64% Bias Score
Turkish Youth Study Reveals High Dropout Rates and Gender Inequality
A joint UNFPA and Hacettepe University study reveals that 31% of Turkish high school students dropped out due to financial constraints, 20% are NEETS (Not in Education, Employment, or Training), and 27% of married young women were child brides, highlighting significant educational, economic, and gen...
Turkish Youth Study Reveals High Dropout Rates and Gender Inequality
A joint UNFPA and Hacettepe University study reveals that 31% of Turkish high school students dropped out due to financial constraints, 20% are NEETS (Not in Education, Employment, or Training), and 27% of married young women were child brides, highlighting significant educational, economic, and gen...
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44% Bias Score
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Defies Maduro, Plans Return
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia, awarded the Sakharov Prize, plans to return to Venezuela on January 10th, defying President Nicolás Maduro, whose disputed election victory is questioned by the UN and EU; González claims support from European governments.
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Defies Maduro, Plans Return
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia, awarded the Sakharov Prize, plans to return to Venezuela on January 10th, defying President Nicolás Maduro, whose disputed election victory is questioned by the UN and EU; González claims support from European governments.
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60% Bias Score
Syrian Gold Medalist Accuses Assad Regime of Theft, Threat
Syria's only Olympic gold medalist, Ghada Shouaa, accuses the Assad regime of stealing her joy and threatening her life, highlighting decades of corruption and oppression within the Syrian sports system that continues despite the fall of the Assad regime in December 2023.
Syrian Gold Medalist Accuses Assad Regime of Theft, Threat
Syria's only Olympic gold medalist, Ghada Shouaa, accuses the Assad regime of stealing her joy and threatening her life, highlighting decades of corruption and oppression within the Syrian sports system that continues despite the fall of the Assad regime in December 2023.
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48% Bias Score
Venezuelan Opposition Wins Sakharov Prize, Plans January 10th Power Grab
María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia, winners of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Conscience, claim that on January 10th, they will return to Venezuela to assume power after a disputed election where González was declared the winner by the opposition.
Venezuelan Opposition Wins Sakharov Prize, Plans January 10th Power Grab
María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia, winners of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Conscience, claim that on January 10th, they will return to Venezuela to assume power after a disputed election where González was declared the winner by the opposition.
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60% Bias Score
German Court to Rule on US Drone Strikes via Ramstein Air Base
Two Yemeni men sued the German government, arguing that the US use of Ramstein Air Base as a relay for drone strikes in Yemen, resulting in civilian deaths in 2012, constitutes complicity in war crimes. The case is currently before the German Federal Constitutional Court.
German Court to Rule on US Drone Strikes via Ramstein Air Base
Two Yemeni men sued the German government, arguing that the US use of Ramstein Air Base as a relay for drone strikes in Yemen, resulting in civilian deaths in 2012, constitutes complicity in war crimes. The case is currently before the German Federal Constitutional Court.
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32% Bias Score
Warsaw Opens First LGBTQ+ Museum in Eastern Europe
The QueerMuzeum, Warsaw's first LGBTQ+ museum, opened on December 6th, 2024, showcasing over 132 objects highlighting Polish queer history and activism since the 1980s, despite ongoing challenges to LGBTQ+ rights in Poland.
Warsaw Opens First LGBTQ+ Museum in Eastern Europe
The QueerMuzeum, Warsaw's first LGBTQ+ museum, opened on December 6th, 2024, showcasing over 132 objects highlighting Polish queer history and activism since the 1980s, despite ongoing challenges to LGBTQ+ rights in Poland.
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32% Bias Score
Indiana to Execute Inmate Despite Claims of Mental Incompetence
Indiana is scheduled to execute Joseph Corcoran on Wednesday for the 1997 murders of four men, despite his lawyers' arguments that his severe mental illness makes him incompetent for execution; courts have refused to halt the execution.
Indiana to Execute Inmate Despite Claims of Mental Incompetence
Indiana is scheduled to execute Joseph Corcoran on Wednesday for the 1997 murders of four men, despite his lawyers' arguments that his severe mental illness makes him incompetent for execution; courts have refused to halt the execution.
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56% Bias Score
Maduro's Arrest of Opposition Leader Fuels ICC Calls
The Maduro regime's arrest of another opposition leader in Venezuela intensifies international calls for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to arrest Maduro for crimes against humanity, highlighting a pattern of political repression and human rights abuses.
Maduro's Arrest of Opposition Leader Fuels ICC Calls
The Maduro regime's arrest of another opposition leader in Venezuela intensifies international calls for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to arrest Maduro for crimes against humanity, highlighting a pattern of political repression and human rights abuses.
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60% Bias Score
German Court to Rule on US Drone Strike Complicity
Two Yemeni citizens are suing Germany for complicity in a 2012 US drone strike that killed their family members, arguing that the Ramstein Air Base's communication station facilitated the attack; the German Constitutional Court is hearing the case and will rule in the coming months.
German Court to Rule on US Drone Strike Complicity
Two Yemeni citizens are suing Germany for complicity in a 2012 US drone strike that killed their family members, arguing that the Ramstein Air Base's communication station facilitated the attack; the German Constitutional Court is hearing the case and will rule in the coming months.
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36% Bias Score
Russian Lawyers Face Prison for Representing Navalni
Russian prosecutors are seeking nearly six-year prison sentences for three lawyers who represented Alexei Navalni, accusing them of participating in an extremist organization; the trial is closed to the public due to unspecified security threats, and human rights activists claim this is a new thresh...
Russian Lawyers Face Prison for Representing Navalni
Russian prosecutors are seeking nearly six-year prison sentences for three lawyers who represented Alexei Navalni, accusing them of participating in an extremist organization; the trial is closed to the public due to unspecified security threats, and human rights activists claim this is a new thresh...
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60% Bias Score