Unsafe Ship Scrapping in South Asia: Nine Dead, 45 Injured in 2024
A 2024 Shipbreaking Platform study reveals that 409 ships were scrapped globally, with 255 in South Asia, resulting in nine deaths and 45 injuries due to hazardous working conditions; Bangladesh was the primary location, with China criticized for exporting ships despite its own recycling capabilitie...
Unsafe Ship Scrapping in South Asia: Nine Dead, 45 Injured in 2024
A 2024 Shipbreaking Platform study reveals that 409 ships were scrapped globally, with 255 in South Asia, resulting in nine deaths and 45 injuries due to hazardous working conditions; Bangladesh was the primary location, with China criticized for exporting ships despite its own recycling capabilitie...
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56% Bias Score
Venezuelan Family Stranded in Juarez After US Asylum Appointment Cancellation
A Venezuelan family of 10 is stranded in a Ciudad Juarez shelter after President Trump canceled their CBP One asylum appointment in January 2020, highlighting the impact of US immigration policy on asylum seekers.
Venezuelan Family Stranded in Juarez After US Asylum Appointment Cancellation
A Venezuelan family of 10 is stranded in a Ciudad Juarez shelter after President Trump canceled their CBP One asylum appointment in January 2020, highlighting the impact of US immigration policy on asylum seekers.
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32% Bias Score
Georgia: Opposition Leaders Arrested Amid Anti-Government Protests
Georgian police arrested two opposition leaders, one later released on bail, during a protest against the ruling Georgian Dream party, accused of pro-Russian authoritarianism and hindering EU integration; the EU condemned the crackdown.
Georgia: Opposition Leaders Arrested Amid Anti-Government Protests
Georgian police arrested two opposition leaders, one later released on bail, during a protest against the ruling Georgian Dream party, accused of pro-Russian authoritarianism and hindering EU integration; the EU condemned the crackdown.
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44% Bias Score
Turkey Expands State Supervisory Board Powers, Raising Concerns About Government Overreach
Turkey's parliament passed a law granting the State Supervisory Board (DDK) broad authority to remove employees from public and private entities without judicial review, despite the Constitutional Court twice deeming similar laws unconstitutional; this raises concerns about government overreach and ...
Turkey Expands State Supervisory Board Powers, Raising Concerns About Government Overreach
Turkey's parliament passed a law granting the State Supervisory Board (DDK) broad authority to remove employees from public and private entities without judicial review, despite the Constitutional Court twice deeming similar laws unconstitutional; this raises concerns about government overreach and ...
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52% Bias Score
Trump's Anti-Immigrant Crackdown Creates Fear Among DACA Recipients
Donald Trump's anti-immigrant campaign has created fear among undocumented immigrants, including DACA recipients, who face increased deportation threats despite having work permits; ICE operations are targeting even those with established lives and community ties, causing widespread anxiety.
Trump's Anti-Immigrant Crackdown Creates Fear Among DACA Recipients
Donald Trump's anti-immigrant campaign has created fear among undocumented immigrants, including DACA recipients, who face increased deportation threats despite having work permits; ICE operations are targeting even those with established lives and community ties, causing widespread anxiety.
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52% Bias Score
Nazi Medical Experiments on Soviet Children: A Hidden Holocaust
A new book details the horrific experiences of 365,000 Soviet children taken to Nazi concentration camps during WWII for forced labor and medical experimentation, with a near-total mortality rate among child blood donors; the intentional suppression of this topic by authorities hinders full comprehe...
Nazi Medical Experiments on Soviet Children: A Hidden Holocaust
A new book details the horrific experiences of 365,000 Soviet children taken to Nazi concentration camps during WWII for forced labor and medical experimentation, with a near-total mortality rate among child blood donors; the intentional suppression of this topic by authorities hinders full comprehe...
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28% Bias Score
German Civil Society Groups Condemn CDU's Migration Policies
Over 100 German civil society organizations, including Amnesty International and Caritas, published an appeal before the CDU party convention in Berlin, urging the party to avoid excluding migrants and criticizing proposed stricter asylum and immigration laws by Friedrich Merz as "polarizing and gro...
German Civil Society Groups Condemn CDU's Migration Policies
Over 100 German civil society organizations, including Amnesty International and Caritas, published an appeal before the CDU party convention in Berlin, urging the party to avoid excluding migrants and criticizing proposed stricter asylum and immigration laws by Friedrich Merz as "polarizing and gro...
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52% Bias Score
Greek Government Deflects Criticism with Vague Accusations
The Greek government deflects criticism regarding its handling of migrant issues and the Tempe train disaster by using broad accusatory terms like "anti-Greek" and "anti-Semitism", avoiding specific answers and relying on media control.
Greek Government Deflects Criticism with Vague Accusations
The Greek government deflects criticism regarding its handling of migrant issues and the Tempe train disaster by using broad accusatory terms like "anti-Greek" and "anti-Semitism", avoiding specific answers and relying on media control.
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60% Bias Score
Delhi Elections: Imprisoned Activists Challenge Political Establishment
In the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, imprisoned human rights activists Shifa ur Rehman and Tahir Hussain, accused of inciting 2020 riots, are contesting on AIMIM tickets, with their wives leading campaigns highlighting the community's struggles and seeking to prove their innocence.
Delhi Elections: Imprisoned Activists Challenge Political Establishment
In the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, imprisoned human rights activists Shifa ur Rehman and Tahir Hussain, accused of inciting 2020 riots, are contesting on AIMIM tickets, with their wives leading campaigns highlighting the community's struggles and seeking to prove their innocence.
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52% Bias Score
Trump Threatens to Cut South Africa Funding Amid Global Trade War
President Trump threatened to cut all US funding to South Africa over a new land expropriation law, escalating his global trade war that already includes tariffs on Mexico and Canada, and further straining US relations with several countries after imposing tariffs of 25 percent on Canadian goods and...
Trump Threatens to Cut South Africa Funding Amid Global Trade War
President Trump threatened to cut all US funding to South Africa over a new land expropriation law, escalating his global trade war that already includes tariffs on Mexico and Canada, and further straining US relations with several countries after imposing tariffs of 25 percent on Canadian goods and...
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52% Bias Score
NYC Aid Distribution Sees Surge Amidst Heightened Fear of Stricter Immigration Enforcement
Pastor Leah Matthews's weekly aid distribution in NYC saw a surge in attendance (124 families) due to increased fear among undocumented immigrants following Trump's return to power and stricter enforcement; the event provides necessities and legal counsel.
NYC Aid Distribution Sees Surge Amidst Heightened Fear of Stricter Immigration Enforcement
Pastor Leah Matthews's weekly aid distribution in NYC saw a surge in attendance (124 families) due to increased fear among undocumented immigrants following Trump's return to power and stricter enforcement; the event provides necessities and legal counsel.
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56% Bias Score
Tebboune Condemns Macron's Western Sahara Stance, Demands France Repair Damaged Relations
Six months into an unprecedented diplomatic crisis, Algerian President Tebboune criticized French President Macron's recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, citing it as the root cause of the conflict and demanding France initiate reconciliation amidst accusations of hostile stateme...
Tebboune Condemns Macron's Western Sahara Stance, Demands France Repair Damaged Relations
Six months into an unprecedented diplomatic crisis, Algerian President Tebboune criticized French President Macron's recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, citing it as the root cause of the conflict and demanding France initiate reconciliation amidst accusations of hostile stateme...
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44% Bias Score