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Belarusian Activist Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
A Belarusian court sentenced opposition activist Dzmitry Kuchuk to six years in prison and a $6,000 fine for charges related to public order and national security, reflecting the ongoing crackdown on dissent ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Belarusian Activist Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
A Belarusian court sentenced opposition activist Dzmitry Kuchuk to six years in prison and a $6,000 fine for charges related to public order and national security, reflecting the ongoing crackdown on dissent ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
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44% Bias Score
RTÜK's Crackdown: Over 60 Million TL in Fines for Government Criticism
A report by the Media and Law Studies Association details how Turkey's Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) issued over 60 million TL in fines between January 2023 and June 2024 for content deemed critical of the government, including news about corruption, elections, and disaster management,...
RTÜK's Crackdown: Over 60 Million TL in Fines for Government Criticism
A report by the Media and Law Studies Association details how Turkey's Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) issued over 60 million TL in fines between January 2023 and June 2024 for content deemed critical of the government, including news about corruption, elections, and disaster management,...
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56% Bias Score
Iran's Evin Prison: Torture and Death Threats Against Female Prisoners
Female prisoners in Iran's Evin prison face torture, prolonged interrogations, and death threats, as reported by inmates who endured solitary confinement and alleged physical abuse, highlighting systematic human rights violations linked to the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests.
Iran's Evin Prison: Torture and Death Threats Against Female Prisoners
Female prisoners in Iran's Evin prison face torture, prolonged interrogations, and death threats, as reported by inmates who endured solitary confinement and alleged physical abuse, highlighting systematic human rights violations linked to the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests.
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44% Bias Score
Russia Freezes Assets of "Foreign Agents"
The Russian State Duma passed a law freezing the assets of nearly 500 individuals labeled "foreign agents," affecting various income sources, including rental income, sale proceeds from property or vehicles, bank deposits, and dividends, starting March 1, 2025.
Russia Freezes Assets of "Foreign Agents"
The Russian State Duma passed a law freezing the assets of nearly 500 individuals labeled "foreign agents," affecting various income sources, including rental income, sale proceeds from property or vehicles, bank deposits, and dividends, starting March 1, 2025.
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56% Bias Score
Trump's Return to Power: Threats to U.S. Press Freedom
Facing a second Trump administration, U.S. news organizations grapple with financial weakness, public distrust, and direct threats from the president-elect and his appointees, including ABC's \$15 million settlement of a Trump defamation lawsuit.
Trump's Return to Power: Threats to U.S. Press Freedom
Facing a second Trump administration, U.S. news organizations grapple with financial weakness, public distrust, and direct threats from the president-elect and his appointees, including ABC's \$15 million settlement of a Trump defamation lawsuit.
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56% Bias Score
Soviet New Year's Films Reflect Era's Food Realities
Soviet New Year's Eve films, from the plentiful feast in "Carnival Night" (1956) to the more modest spread in "The Wizards" (1982), illustrate the era's evolving food landscape, reflecting socio-economic changes and the transition from post-Stalin optimism to late-Soviet scarcity.
Soviet New Year's Films Reflect Era's Food Realities
Soviet New Year's Eve films, from the plentiful feast in "Carnival Night" (1956) to the more modest spread in "The Wizards" (1982), illustrate the era's evolving food landscape, reflecting socio-economic changes and the transition from post-Stalin optimism to late-Soviet scarcity.
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44% Bias Score
Mass Arrests and Harsh Sentences Follow Protests in Bashkortostan
In early 2024, massive protests erupted in Baymak, Bashkortostan, Russia, over the imprisonment of Indigenous activist Fayil Alsynov, resulting in over 70 arrests and a major political trial with harsh sentences, exposing the Kremlin's suppression of dissent and severe human rights violations.
Mass Arrests and Harsh Sentences Follow Protests in Bashkortostan
In early 2024, massive protests erupted in Baymak, Bashkortostan, Russia, over the imprisonment of Indigenous activist Fayil Alsynov, resulting in over 70 arrests and a major political trial with harsh sentences, exposing the Kremlin's suppression of dissent and severe human rights violations.
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40% Bias Score
Ortega Extends Controversial Nicaraguan Army Chief's Term
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega extended General Julio César Avilés's term as head of the Nicaraguan Army for six more years, starting February 21, 2025, despite US sanctions against Avilés for alleged corruption and silencing pro-democracy voices; this extends Avilés's tenure to 21 consecutive y...
Ortega Extends Controversial Nicaraguan Army Chief's Term
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega extended General Julio César Avilés's term as head of the Nicaraguan Army for six more years, starting February 21, 2025, despite US sanctions against Avilés for alleged corruption and silencing pro-democracy voices; this extends Avilés's tenure to 21 consecutive y...
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48% Bias Score
Raisi Vetoes Strict Iranian Headscarf Law
Iranian President Raisi vetoed a parliament-passed law imposing harsh penalties for women not wearing headscarves, citing potential social consequences and referring it to the Supreme National Security Council for review, amidst ongoing power struggles between hardliners and moderates.
Raisi Vetoes Strict Iranian Headscarf Law
Iranian President Raisi vetoed a parliament-passed law imposing harsh penalties for women not wearing headscarves, citing potential social consequences and referring it to the Supreme National Security Council for review, amidst ongoing power struggles between hardliners and moderates.
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44% 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
Syrian Olympian Accuses Al Assad Regime of Theft, Advocates for Sports Reform
Syrian Olympic heptathlon gold medalist Ghada Shouaa accuses the Al Assad family of stealing her joy, citing death threats and economic penalties for refusing to acknowledge ties to the regime; she advocates for an independent Syrian Ministry of Sports after the regime's fall on December 8th.
Syrian Olympian Accuses Al Assad Regime of Theft, Advocates for Sports Reform
Syrian Olympic heptathlon gold medalist Ghada Shouaa accuses the Al Assad family of stealing her joy, citing death threats and economic penalties for refusing to acknowledge ties to the regime; she advocates for an independent Syrian Ministry of Sports after the regime's fall on December 8th.
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36% Bias Score
Belarus Arrests Seven Journalists in Crackdown on Dissent
Seven journalists from the Belarusian online newspaper Intex-Press were arrested on charges of "supporting extremist activities" earlier this month, part of a broader crackdown on dissent ahead of Belarus' January presidential election, according to the Belarusian Association of Journalists.
Belarus Arrests Seven Journalists in Crackdown on Dissent
Seven journalists from the Belarusian online newspaper Intex-Press were arrested on charges of "supporting extremist activities" earlier this month, part of a broader crackdown on dissent ahead of Belarus' January presidential election, according to the Belarusian Association of Journalists.
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44% Bias Score
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