BBC Xinjiang Tomato Report: Unverified Claims Threaten Economy
The BBC report alleging forced labor in Xinjiang's tomato industry, based on unverifiable claims, contrasts with data showing high mechanization rates in the region's agriculture, potentially impacting global trade and Xinjiang's economy.
BBC Xinjiang Tomato Report: Unverified Claims Threaten Economy
The BBC report alleging forced labor in Xinjiang's tomato industry, based on unverifiable claims, contrasts with data showing high mechanization rates in the region's agriculture, potentially impacting global trade and Xinjiang's economy.
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56% Bias Score
Egypt's New Asylum Law Raises Human Rights Concerns Amid Sudanese Refugee Crackdown
Egypt's new asylum law, passed on November 19, 2024, transfers refugee status determination from the UNHCR to the Egyptian government, raising concerns about human rights abuses against refugees and asylum seekers amid mass arrests and deportations, particularly of Sudanese refugees, despite the EU'...
Egypt's New Asylum Law Raises Human Rights Concerns Amid Sudanese Refugee Crackdown
Egypt's new asylum law, passed on November 19, 2024, transfers refugee status determination from the UNHCR to the Egyptian government, raising concerns about human rights abuses against refugees and asylum seekers amid mass arrests and deportations, particularly of Sudanese refugees, despite the EU'...
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56% Bias Score
Ugandan Disability Rights Advocate Receives Human Rights Watch Fellowship
Benon Kabale, a Ugandan disability rights advocate, received the 2024 Human Rights Watch Marca Bristo Fellowship for his work challenging the seclusion of people with psychosocial disabilities in mental health facilities; the fellowship will provide him with training and networking opportunities.
Ugandan Disability Rights Advocate Receives Human Rights Watch Fellowship
Benon Kabale, a Ugandan disability rights advocate, received the 2024 Human Rights Watch Marca Bristo Fellowship for his work challenging the seclusion of people with psychosocial disabilities in mental health facilities; the fellowship will provide him with training and networking opportunities.
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16% Bias Score
Retrial Ordered for Suspected Sachsenhausen Guard
A German court ordered a retrial for a 100-year-old man suspected of being a guard at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, overturning a lower court's decision to halt the proceedings due to the defendant's age and health. The Higher Regional Court in Frankfurt criticized the initial investigation'...
Retrial Ordered for Suspected Sachsenhausen Guard
A German court ordered a retrial for a 100-year-old man suspected of being a guard at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, overturning a lower court's decision to halt the proceedings due to the defendant's age and health. The Higher Regional Court in Frankfurt criticized the initial investigation'...
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16% Bias Score
AfD's Electoral Gains Fuel Concerns of Rising Right-Wing Extremism in Germany
Following the AfD's strong showing in three eastern German state elections in 2024, concerns are rising about the normalization of right-wing extremist rhetoric and the potential for increased violence, mirroring the 1990s. A campaign is underway to ban the AfD before the 2025 federal election.
AfD's Electoral Gains Fuel Concerns of Rising Right-Wing Extremism in Germany
Following the AfD's strong showing in three eastern German state elections in 2024, concerns are rising about the normalization of right-wing extremist rhetoric and the potential for increased violence, mirroring the 1990s. A campaign is underway to ban the AfD before the 2025 federal election.
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52% Bias Score
Harvey Weinstein Hospitalized Amid Claims of Inadequate Prison Healthcare
Harvey Weinstein, 72, was hospitalized Monday due to an alarming blood test result while incarcerated at Rikers Island, where he is facing retrial on rape charges in 2025, amid claims of inadequate medical care for his chronic myeloid leukemia and diabetes.
Harvey Weinstein Hospitalized Amid Claims of Inadequate Prison Healthcare
Harvey Weinstein, 72, was hospitalized Monday due to an alarming blood test result while incarcerated at Rikers Island, where he is facing retrial on rape charges in 2025, amid claims of inadequate medical care for his chronic myeloid leukemia and diabetes.
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52% Bias Score
Belgian State Convicted for Colonial-Era Child Kidnappings
A Belgian appeals court convicted the Belgian state for the systematic kidnapping of children of mixed heritage during its colonial rule in Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi between 1946 and 1960, awarding compensation to five women.
Belgian State Convicted for Colonial-Era Child Kidnappings
A Belgian appeals court convicted the Belgian state for the systematic kidnapping of children of mixed heritage during its colonial rule in Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi between 1946 and 1960, awarding compensation to five women.
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52% Bias Score
Belgium to Compensate Congolese Women for Colonial-Era Abduction
A Belgian court ruled that the government must compensate five Congolese women for being forcibly separated from their mothers during colonial rule, declaring the actions crimes against humanity.
Belgium to Compensate Congolese Women for Colonial-Era Abduction
A Belgian court ruled that the government must compensate five Congolese women for being forcibly separated from their mothers during colonial rule, declaring the actions crimes against humanity.
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28% Bias Score
Saudi Arabia's 2024 Executions Surpass 300, Defying International Pressure
Saudi Arabia's executions in 2024 exceeded 300, a sharp rise from previous years, placing it among the world's top executioners despite international condemnation and its claims to limit capital punishment to major crimes; over 100 of those executed were foreign nationals.
Saudi Arabia's 2024 Executions Surpass 300, Defying International Pressure
Saudi Arabia's executions in 2024 exceeded 300, a sharp rise from previous years, placing it among the world's top executioners despite international condemnation and its claims to limit capital punishment to major crimes; over 100 of those executed were foreign nationals.
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56% Bias Score
Bremen Police Attempt to Deport Asylum Seeker from Church
Bremen police attempted to deport Ayoub I., a Somali granted church asylum, from Zion Church on Tuesday morning, but withdrew after community members spent the night in protest; this action contradicts a 2020 Bremen order and marks a shift in German church asylum policy.
Bremen Police Attempt to Deport Asylum Seeker from Church
Bremen police attempted to deport Ayoub I., a Somali granted church asylum, from Zion Church on Tuesday morning, but withdrew after community members spent the night in protest; this action contradicts a 2020 Bremen order and marks a shift in German church asylum policy.
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48% Bias Score
Georgia Protests Erupt Over Suspended EU Talks
Following a disputed election and the suspension of EU accession talks, thousands protested in Tbilisi, leading to hundreds of arrests and injuries, amid accusations of election rigging and democratic backsliding.
Georgia Protests Erupt Over Suspended EU Talks
Following a disputed election and the suspension of EU accession talks, thousands protested in Tbilisi, leading to hundreds of arrests and injuries, amid accusations of election rigging and democratic backsliding.
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44% Bias Score
Saudi Funding for Centre Pompidou Renovation Raises Human Rights Concerns
Saudi Arabia will donate €50 million to the Centre Pompidou's renovation in Paris in exchange for French cultural cooperation agreements, raising ethical concerns given the kingdom's human rights record and record-high executions this year.
Saudi Funding for Centre Pompidou Renovation Raises Human Rights Concerns
Saudi Arabia will donate €50 million to the Centre Pompidou's renovation in Paris in exchange for French cultural cooperation agreements, raising ethical concerns given the kingdom's human rights record and record-high executions this year.
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52% Bias Score