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Kenya's Recurring Protests: Echoes of 1990
Echoing Kenya's 1990 Saba Saba protests, the 2024-25 demonstrations, sparked by increased taxation and police brutality, resulted in over 50 deaths, highlighting persistent grievances regarding leadership, economic inequality, and human rights abuses, despite Kenya's 2010 constitution.
Kenya's Recurring Protests: Echoes of 1990
Echoing Kenya's 1990 Saba Saba protests, the 2024-25 demonstrations, sparked by increased taxation and police brutality, resulted in over 50 deaths, highlighting persistent grievances regarding leadership, economic inequality, and human rights abuses, despite Kenya's 2010 constitution.
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40% Bias Score
Belarus Continues Crackdown Despite Prisoner Releases
Belarus continues its crackdown on dissent, arresting at least 60 people last month despite releasing 14 prisoners; Viasna reports over 1,174 political prisoners, including journalists and Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski; the ongoing repression includes new high-profile cases against activists and cu...
Belarus Continues Crackdown Despite Prisoner Releases
Belarus continues its crackdown on dissent, arresting at least 60 people last month despite releasing 14 prisoners; Viasna reports over 1,174 political prisoners, including journalists and Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski; the ongoing repression includes new high-profile cases against activists and cu...
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40% Bias Score
Trump Administration Arrests Democratic Officials Amid Crackdown on Dissent
The Trump administration has arrested or charged several Democratic officials, including NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, for protesting or allegedly obstructing law enforcement, escalating tensions between the administration and its political opponents and raising concerns about democratic governance.
Trump Administration Arrests Democratic Officials Amid Crackdown on Dissent
The Trump administration has arrested or charged several Democratic officials, including NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, for protesting or allegedly obstructing law enforcement, escalating tensions between the administration and its political opponents and raising concerns about democratic governance.
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56% Bias Score
Venezuelan Activist Catalina Ramos Missing Amidst Alleged Government Abduction
Catalina Ramos, a Venezuelan-Spanish political activist working with Vente Venezuela, disappeared on May 26th in Venezuela; her family and the party allege she was abducted by the government for her activism, highlighting a pattern of political repression with over 900 political prisoners and 18,424...
Venezuelan Activist Catalina Ramos Missing Amidst Alleged Government Abduction
Catalina Ramos, a Venezuelan-Spanish political activist working with Vente Venezuela, disappeared on May 26th in Venezuela; her family and the party allege she was abducted by the government for her activism, highlighting a pattern of political repression with over 900 political prisoners and 18,424...
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60% Bias Score
Georgia Jails Four Opposition Leaders Amidst Post-Election Crackdown
Georgia has imprisoned four leading opposition figures for refusing to cooperate with a parliamentary probe deemed politically motivated by critics, escalating tensions following a disputed election and fueling ongoing anti-government protests in Tbilisi.
Georgia Jails Four Opposition Leaders Amidst Post-Election Crackdown
Georgia has imprisoned four leading opposition figures for refusing to cooperate with a parliamentary probe deemed politically motivated by critics, escalating tensions following a disputed election and fueling ongoing anti-government protests in Tbilisi.
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44% Bias Score
Iranian Filmmaker Calls for Regime Change Amidst Israeli-Iranian Conflict
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, after winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes for "It Was Just An Accident," publicly called for the fall of the Tehran regime, condemning both Israeli aggression and four decades of Iranian mismanagement, urging international pressure for a democratic government.
Iranian Filmmaker Calls for Regime Change Amidst Israeli-Iranian Conflict
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, after winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes for "It Was Just An Accident," publicly called for the fall of the Tehran regime, condemning both Israeli aggression and four decades of Iranian mismanagement, urging international pressure for a democratic government.
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48% Bias Score
RTÜK Sanctions TELE 1 and Sözcü TV for Content
Turkey's RTÜK fined TELE 1 3% for subtitles criticizing President Erdoğan during a live broadcast of a CHP rally, and imposed a five-program suspension on Sözcü TV for a LeMan cartoon commentary deemed divisive.
RTÜK Sanctions TELE 1 and Sözcü TV for Content
Turkey's RTÜK fined TELE 1 3% for subtitles criticizing President Erdoğan during a live broadcast of a CHP rally, and imposed a five-program suspension on Sözcü TV for a LeMan cartoon commentary deemed divisive.
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60% Bias Score
Hong Kong's Last Protest Group Disbands Amidst Growing Political Repression
Hong Kong's League of Social Democrats, the last major protest group, disbanded due to intense pressure, becoming the third major opposition party to disband this year, just days ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Beijing-imposed national security law.
Hong Kong's Last Protest Group Disbands Amidst Growing Political Repression
Hong Kong's League of Social Democrats, the last major protest group, disbanded due to intense pressure, becoming the third major opposition party to disband this year, just days ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Beijing-imposed national security law.
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48% Bias Score
Iran Holds Mass Funeral for Slain Military Leaders Amid Post-War Crackdown
Iran held a massive funeral for top military commanders and nuclear scientists killed during a recent 12-day war with Israel, prompting anti-American and anti-Israeli chants from mourners in Tehran, amid reports of a widespread post-war internal security crackdown involving mass arrests and executio...
Iran Holds Mass Funeral for Slain Military Leaders Amid Post-War Crackdown
Iran held a massive funeral for top military commanders and nuclear scientists killed during a recent 12-day war with Israel, prompting anti-American and anti-Israeli chants from mourners in Tehran, amid reports of a widespread post-war internal security crackdown involving mass arrests and executio...
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56% Bias Score
Budapest Pride Defies Ban, Faces Legal Crackdown
Despite a government ban, Budapest's mayor plans to hold a Pride march on Saturday, facing potential legal consequences including fines and imprisonment for organizers and participants, amidst concerns of violence from counter-protesters.
Budapest Pride Defies Ban, Faces Legal Crackdown
Despite a government ban, Budapest's mayor plans to hold a Pride march on Saturday, facing potential legal consequences including fines and imprisonment for organizers and participants, amidst concerns of violence from counter-protesters.
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52% Bias Score
Belarus Releases Political Prisoners in US-Brokered Deal
Belarus released political prisoners, including Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's husband Siarhei Tsikhanouski, on Saturday in a US-brokered deal aimed at easing tensions with the West, though opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya remains deeply distrustful of Belarusian President Lukashenka.
Belarus Releases Political Prisoners in US-Brokered Deal
Belarus released political prisoners, including Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's husband Siarhei Tsikhanouski, on Saturday in a US-brokered deal aimed at easing tensions with the West, though opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya remains deeply distrustful of Belarusian President Lukashenka.
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60% Bias Score
Senator Padilla Forcibly Removed, Raising Concerns About Suppression of Dissent
Senator Alex Padilla was forcefully removed and detained by law enforcement while questioning Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a Los Angeles press conference last week, prompting a Senate floor speech where he warned of eroding democratic norms; the White House called it a "temper tantrum.
Senator Padilla Forcibly Removed, Raising Concerns About Suppression of Dissent
Senator Alex Padilla was forcefully removed and detained by law enforcement while questioning Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a Los Angeles press conference last week, prompting a Senate floor speech where he warned of eroding democratic norms; the White House called it a "temper tantrum.
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56% Bias Score
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