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US Citizen Sentenced to 15 Years in Russia on Espionage Charges
A Moscow court sentenced US citizen Gene Spector to 15 years in a strict-regime penal colony; 13 years were added to his existing 3.5-year sentence for bribery, due to alleged espionage, details of which remain undisclosed, reflecting a pattern of detentions of US citizens by Russia.
US Citizen Sentenced to 15 Years in Russia on Espionage Charges
A Moscow court sentenced US citizen Gene Spector to 15 years in a strict-regime penal colony; 13 years were added to his existing 3.5-year sentence for bribery, due to alleged espionage, details of which remain undisclosed, reflecting a pattern of detentions of US citizens by Russia.
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48% Bias Score
Mali Defies Court Order, Keeps Critics Imprisoned
Three members of Mali's Movement for Peace (MPPM), arrested for denouncing Malian army abuses in May-June 2023, remain imprisoned despite an October 2024 African Court order for their release, highlighting the suppression of dissent and human rights violations in the country.
Mali Defies Court Order, Keeps Critics Imprisoned
Three members of Mali's Movement for Peace (MPPM), arrested for denouncing Malian army abuses in May-June 2023, remain imprisoned despite an October 2024 African Court order for their release, highlighting the suppression of dissent and human rights violations in the country.
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52% Bias Score
Iranian Activist Defies Regime During Medical Release
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, serving a 31-year prison sentence, defiantly continues her fight for democracy and equality during a brief medical release, rejecting the regime's oppression and advocating for a non-violent transition to a secular government.
Iranian Activist Defies Regime During Medical Release
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, serving a 31-year prison sentence, defiantly continues her fight for democracy and equality during a brief medical release, rejecting the regime's oppression and advocating for a non-violent transition to a secular government.
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36% Bias Score
Iranian Activist Mohammadi Defiant Despite Imprisonment
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, released temporarily from Tehran's Evin prison for medical treatment, defiantly vowed to continue her fight for democracy and equality in Iran, despite facing 31 years of combined sentences for activism.
Iranian Activist Mohammadi Defiant Despite Imprisonment
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, released temporarily from Tehran's Evin prison for medical treatment, defiantly vowed to continue her fight for democracy and equality in Iran, despite facing 31 years of combined sentences for activism.
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56% Bias Score
Azerbaijan Seeks Armenian Cooperation in Trial of Former Artsakh Officials
Azerbaijan's Prosecutor General's Office requested Armenia's cooperation in the trial of 15 former Artsakh officials and civilians, facing charges related to over 2500 counts in 1389 consolidated cases, prompting concerns about the scope and implications of the request.
Azerbaijan Seeks Armenian Cooperation in Trial of Former Artsakh Officials
Azerbaijan's Prosecutor General's Office requested Armenia's cooperation in the trial of 15 former Artsakh officials and civilians, facing charges related to over 2500 counts in 1389 consolidated cases, prompting concerns about the scope and implications of the request.
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48% Bias Score
Large Prisoner Swap Frees Russian Opposition Figure; Poisoning Investigation Opens in Berlin
Vladimir Kara-Murza, a prominent Russian opposition politician, was freed in a large East-West prisoner swap, alleviating fears about his mother's suspected poisoning in Berlin, while a separate poisoning investigation is ongoing in the German capital.
Large Prisoner Swap Frees Russian Opposition Figure; Poisoning Investigation Opens in Berlin
Vladimir Kara-Murza, a prominent Russian opposition politician, was freed in a large East-West prisoner swap, alleviating fears about his mother's suspected poisoning in Berlin, while a separate poisoning investigation is ongoing in the German capital.
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40% Bias Score
Venezuela Releases 910 Election Protesters Amid International Scrutiny
Following the controversial July 28th Venezuelan election, 910 of the more than 2,000 arrested protesters have been released, according to the Attorney General, although rights groups dispute the figure; at least three protesters died in custody and 28 were killed in post-election clashes. The relea...
Venezuela Releases 910 Election Protesters Amid International Scrutiny
Following the controversial July 28th Venezuelan election, 910 of the more than 2,000 arrested protesters have been released, according to the Attorney General, although rights groups dispute the figure; at least three protesters died in custody and 28 were killed in post-election clashes. The relea...
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36% Bias Score
Belarusian Activist Awarded for Democracy Work Amidst Ongoing Repression
Ina Rumiantseva, a Belarusian human rights activist born in East Berlin in 1976, was awarded the \u20ac7,500 Werner-Schulz-Prize on November 27, 2024, for her longstanding work promoting democracy in Belarus, where 1,299 political prisoners remain (as of December 19, 2024), despite international att...
Belarusian Activist Awarded for Democracy Work Amidst Ongoing Repression
Ina Rumiantseva, a Belarusian human rights activist born in East Berlin in 1976, was awarded the \u20ac7,500 Werner-Schulz-Prize on November 27, 2024, for her longstanding work promoting democracy in Belarus, where 1,299 political prisoners remain (as of December 19, 2024), despite international att...
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52% Bias Score
EU Condemns Human Rights Abuses in Occupied Crimea
The European Parliament passed a resolution on December 19th condemning Russia's human rights abuses in occupied Crimea, citing the cases of Irina Danilovich, Tofik Abdulhaliev, and Amet Suleimanov, among others, and calling for their release and increased sanctions against Russia.
EU Condemns Human Rights Abuses in Occupied Crimea
The European Parliament passed a resolution on December 19th condemning Russia's human rights abuses in occupied Crimea, citing the cases of Irina Danilovich, Tofik Abdulhaliev, and Amet Suleimanov, among others, and calling for their release and increased sanctions against Russia.
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60% Bias Score
Belarus Rejects Prisoner Exchange Offers, Holding Dozens of Western Nationals
Belarussian KGB official Konstantin Bychek confirmed the imprisonment of numerous Western citizens on espionage charges, rejecting prisoner exchange offers due to the alleged absence of Belarusian citizens imprisoned abroad for similar offenses. This strategic move, involving at least 19 foreign nat...
Belarus Rejects Prisoner Exchange Offers, Holding Dozens of Western Nationals
Belarussian KGB official Konstantin Bychek confirmed the imprisonment of numerous Western citizens on espionage charges, rejecting prisoner exchange offers due to the alleged absence of Belarusian citizens imprisoned abroad for similar offenses. This strategic move, involving at least 19 foreign nat...
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56% Bias Score
Russia Conscripts 5,500 More Crimean Residents in 2024
Russia illegally conscripted over 50,000 Crimean residents into its army since February 2022, with 5,500 conscripted in the fall of 2024 alone, violating international law and resulting in thousands of Crimean casualties.
Russia Conscripts 5,500 More Crimean Residents in 2024
Russia illegally conscripted over 50,000 Crimean residents into its army since February 2022, with 5,500 conscripted in the fall of 2024 alone, violating international law and resulting in thousands of Crimean casualties.
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56% Bias Score
Death of Cuban Protester Highlights Prison Abuses
A Cuban man, Manuel de Jesús Guillén Esplugas, 29, who participated in the July 11, 2021, protests, died in a Cuban prison; his family alleges he was beaten to death, while the official cause was suicide; this is the fourth death linked to those protests, raising concerns about human rights abuses a...
Death of Cuban Protester Highlights Prison Abuses
A Cuban man, Manuel de Jesús Guillén Esplugas, 29, who participated in the July 11, 2021, protests, died in a Cuban prison; his family alleges he was beaten to death, while the official cause was suicide; this is the fourth death linked to those protests, raising concerns about human rights abuses a...
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44% Bias Score
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