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Madrid Plaque Dispute Highlights Spain's Francoist Past
The Spanish government installed a plaque at the Madrid regional presidency, noting its use as a Franco-era torture center; Madrid's president protested, calling it manipulative; the central government defended the action citing similar projects in the Canary Islands, and the matter will go to the C...
Madrid Plaque Dispute Highlights Spain's Francoist Past
The Spanish government installed a plaque at the Madrid regional presidency, noting its use as a Franco-era torture center; Madrid's president protested, calling it manipulative; the central government defended the action citing similar projects in the Canary Islands, and the matter will go to the C...
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40% Bias Score
Tunisia Rejects UN Criticism Amidst Ongoing Crackdown on Political Opponents
Tunisia vehemently rejected UN criticism of its alleged persecution of political opponents, citing unrelated public crimes, while prominent activist Sihem Bensedrine was released but faces ongoing legal action, highlighting the ongoing repression since President Kais Saied's 2021 power grab.
Tunisia Rejects UN Criticism Amidst Ongoing Crackdown on Political Opponents
Tunisia vehemently rejected UN criticism of its alleged persecution of political opponents, citing unrelated public crimes, while prominent activist Sihem Bensedrine was released but faces ongoing legal action, highlighting the ongoing repression since President Kais Saied's 2021 power grab.
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40% Bias Score
Turkey's Crackdown on Dissent: Widespread Arrests and Investigations
Over the past five months, Turkey has witnessed a dramatic surge in arrests and investigations targeting journalists, politicians, union leaders, and various professional groups; the government's actions are increasingly seen as a means to stifle dissent and consolidate power ahead of the 2027 elect...
Turkey's Crackdown on Dissent: Widespread Arrests and Investigations
Over the past five months, Turkey has witnessed a dramatic surge in arrests and investigations targeting journalists, politicians, union leaders, and various professional groups; the government's actions are increasingly seen as a means to stifle dissent and consolidate power ahead of the 2027 elect...
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56% Bias Score
Spanish King's unprecedented participation in the repatriation of exiled republican intellectual's remains.
On February 10th, King Felipe VI of Spain will preside over the transfer of republican intellectual Rafael Altamira's remains to a new monument, marking a symbolic step towards reconciliation with the Franco regime, contrasting with the Trump-Bukele migrant detention deal.
Spanish King's unprecedented participation in the repatriation of exiled republican intellectual's remains.
On February 10th, King Felipe VI of Spain will preside over the transfer of republican intellectual Rafael Altamira's remains to a new monument, marking a symbolic step towards reconciliation with the Franco regime, contrasting with the Trump-Bukele migrant detention deal.
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56% Bias Score
Russia Plans LGBT Registry Amidst Growing Repression
Russian authorities plan to create a registry of LGBT individuals, following the designation of an LGBT movement as extremist and subsequent prosecutions, resulting in increased surveillance and marginalization of the community.
Russia Plans LGBT Registry Amidst Growing Repression
Russian authorities plan to create a registry of LGBT individuals, following the designation of an LGBT movement as extremist and subsequent prosecutions, resulting in increased surveillance and marginalization of the community.
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44% Bias Score
Dissolved Algerian Human Rights League Reforms in France Amidst Crackdown
Exiled members of the dissolved Algerian League for the Defence of Human Rights reformed the organization in France, highlighting the ongoing crackdown on pro-democracy activists in Algeria under President Tebboune, resulting in at least 215 prisoners of conscience and impacting the Algerian diaspor...
Dissolved Algerian Human Rights League Reforms in France Amidst Crackdown
Exiled members of the dissolved Algerian League for the Defence of Human Rights reformed the organization in France, highlighting the ongoing crackdown on pro-democracy activists in Algeria under President Tebboune, resulting in at least 215 prisoners of conscience and impacting the Algerian diaspor...
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52% Bias Score
Alicante Archive Reveals 302 Execution Records from Post-Civil War Spain
Newly discovered files in the Alicante Provincial Historical Archive reveal the execution records of 302 individuals, including Antonia Molla, a 61-year-old woman executed in 1942, highlighting the post-war repression in Alicante following the Spanish Civil War.
Alicante Archive Reveals 302 Execution Records from Post-Civil War Spain
Newly discovered files in the Alicante Provincial Historical Archive reveal the execution records of 302 individuals, including Antonia Molla, a 61-year-old woman executed in 1942, highlighting the post-war repression in Alicante following the Spanish Civil War.
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28% Bias Score
Iran's 2024 Executions Reach Highest Number Since 2008
Two human rights organizations reported that Iran executed at least 975 people in 2024, a 17% increase from 2023 and the highest number since 2008, citing the regime's use of capital punishment as a tool of political repression, particularly in response to the 2022 nationwide protests.
Iran's 2024 Executions Reach Highest Number Since 2008
Two human rights organizations reported that Iran executed at least 975 people in 2024, a 17% increase from 2023 and the highest number since 2008, citing the regime's use of capital punishment as a tool of political repression, particularly in response to the 2022 nationwide protests.
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60% Bias Score
Istanbul Mayor Faces Imprisonment, Political Ban
Istanbul's Chief Public Prosecutor's Office seeks a 2-4 year prison sentence and political ban for Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on charges of attempting to influence a judicial officer, while separate trials are pending, and journalists from Halk TV face lengthy prison sentences for publishing a phone conve...
Istanbul Mayor Faces Imprisonment, Political Ban
Istanbul's Chief Public Prosecutor's Office seeks a 2-4 year prison sentence and political ban for Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on charges of attempting to influence a judicial officer, while separate trials are pending, and journalists from Halk TV face lengthy prison sentences for publishing a phone conve...
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48% Bias Score
King Felipe VI to Attend Reburial of Franco-Era Victim Rafael Altamira
On February 10th, King Felipe VI will preside over the reburial of Rafael Altamira, a renowned Spanish humanist and member of the committee that founded the International Court of Justice, whose remains will be moved from Mexico to El Campello, Alicante, fulfilling his family's decades-long wish.
King Felipe VI to Attend Reburial of Franco-Era Victim Rafael Altamira
On February 10th, King Felipe VI will preside over the reburial of Rafael Altamira, a renowned Spanish humanist and member of the committee that founded the International Court of Justice, whose remains will be moved from Mexico to El Campello, Alicante, fulfilling his family's decades-long wish.
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20% Bias Score
Thailand's Failure to Protect Refugees Amidst Murder and Deportations
The murder of Cambodian dissident Lim Kimya in Bangkok on January 7th, 2025, and the potential deportation of 48 Uighur refugees highlight Thailand's ongoing failure to protect political refugees, raising concerns about its human rights record despite its recent UNHRC membership.
Thailand's Failure to Protect Refugees Amidst Murder and Deportations
The murder of Cambodian dissident Lim Kimya in Bangkok on January 7th, 2025, and the potential deportation of 48 Uighur refugees highlight Thailand's ongoing failure to protect political refugees, raising concerns about its human rights record despite its recent UNHRC membership.
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48% Bias Score
Lukashenko Wins Seventh Term in Belarusian Election Amid Repression
Alexander Lukashenko won a seventh term as Belarusian president in an election denounced as a sham by the EU and opposition, securing 87.6% of the vote according to an official exit poll, amid a crackdown on dissent that has led to the exile or imprisonment of his opponents and the exodus of approxi...
Lukashenko Wins Seventh Term in Belarusian Election Amid Repression
Alexander Lukashenko won a seventh term as Belarusian president in an election denounced as a sham by the EU and opposition, securing 87.6% of the vote according to an official exit poll, amid a crackdown on dissent that has led to the exile or imprisonment of his opponents and the exodus of approxi...
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48% Bias Score
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