DDR Injustice: New Law to Compensate Victims
Ulrike Findeis, denied higher education in 1958 East Germany for lacking "political maturity," will receive regular financial compensation under new legislation eliminating income restrictions for victims of DDR-era persecution, addressing past injustices and their lasting health and financial conse...
DDR Injustice: New Law to Compensate Victims
Ulrike Findeis, denied higher education in 1958 East Germany for lacking "political maturity," will receive regular financial compensation under new legislation eliminating income restrictions for victims of DDR-era persecution, addressing past injustices and their lasting health and financial conse...
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36% Bias Score
Colombia's Peace Accord Spurs Search for the Disappeared
In Colombia, a joint initiative involving former FARC rebels, officials, and others is searching for the more than 124,000 people who disappeared during the country's five-decade armed conflict; this effort, spurred by the 2016 peace accord, aims to locate and return remains to victims' families, th...
Colombia's Peace Accord Spurs Search for the Disappeared
In Colombia, a joint initiative involving former FARC rebels, officials, and others is searching for the more than 124,000 people who disappeared during the country's five-decade armed conflict; this effort, spurred by the 2016 peace accord, aims to locate and return remains to victims' families, th...
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36% Bias Score
Tunisian Activist's Hunger Strike Highlights Worsening Human Rights Crisis
Tunisian human rights activist Sihem Bensedrine, 74, is on a hunger strike in prison since January 14th, protesting her pre-trial detention on fraud charges deemed baseless by human rights groups and the UN, amid Tunisia's worsening human rights climate under President Kais Saied.
Tunisian Activist's Hunger Strike Highlights Worsening Human Rights Crisis
Tunisian human rights activist Sihem Bensedrine, 74, is on a hunger strike in prison since January 14th, protesting her pre-trial detention on fraud charges deemed baseless by human rights groups and the UN, amid Tunisia's worsening human rights climate under President Kais Saied.
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40% Bias Score
Syria Arrests High-Ranking Assad Official Amid Crackdown on Regime Members
The Syrian transitional government arrested Mohammed Kanjou al-Hassan, a former high-ranking official in Assad's regime, following clashes near Tartus that killed 14 soldiers; this follows the arrest of around 40 other former regime officials in Homs and hundreds more across the country, alongside a...
Syria Arrests High-Ranking Assad Official Amid Crackdown on Regime Members
The Syrian transitional government arrested Mohammed Kanjou al-Hassan, a former high-ranking official in Assad's regime, following clashes near Tartus that killed 14 soldiers; this follows the arrest of around 40 other former regime officials in Homs and hundreds more across the country, alongside a...
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44% Bias Score
Medellin Mural Removal Sparks Political Dispute Over Operation Orion's Legacy
Medellin's mayor ordered the removal of a mural stating "Las cuchas tienen razón," referencing mothers seeking disappeared loved ones from Operation Orion (2002), sparking a political dispute over historical memory and state responsibility.
Medellin Mural Removal Sparks Political Dispute Over Operation Orion's Legacy
Medellin's mayor ordered the removal of a mural stating "Las cuchas tienen razón," referencing mothers seeking disappeared loved ones from Operation Orion (2002), sparking a political dispute over historical memory and state responsibility.
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60% Bias Score
Brazil Corrects Death Certificate of Dictatorship Victim
Tessa Moura Lacerda secured a corrected death certificate for her father, Gildo, who died under torture during Brazil's 1964-1985 military dictatorship, after a years-long fight; the certificate now states his death was caused by the state, highlighting the ongoing struggle for justice and recogniti...
Brazil Corrects Death Certificate of Dictatorship Victim
Tessa Moura Lacerda secured a corrected death certificate for her father, Gildo, who died under torture during Brazil's 1964-1985 military dictatorship, after a years-long fight; the certificate now states his death was caused by the state, highlighting the ongoing struggle for justice and recogniti...
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24% Bias Score
Bulgaria Debates Confronting Communist Past: Commission on Files' Future Uncertain
A debate rages in Bulgaria over the future of the Commission on Files, with some seeking its closure while others propose expanding it into a National Memory Institute to confront the communist past; the creation of such an institute is considered crucial for accurately representing historical event...
Bulgaria Debates Confronting Communist Past: Commission on Files' Future Uncertain
A debate rages in Bulgaria over the future of the Commission on Files, with some seeking its closure while others propose expanding it into a National Memory Institute to confront the communist past; the creation of such an institute is considered crucial for accurately representing historical event...
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56% Bias Score
South Africa Sued for $9 Million Over Uninvestigated Apartheid Crimes
Families of victims of apartheid-era violence, including those of the Cradock Four, are suing the South African government for $9 million, alleging a failure to properly investigate these crimes and deliver justice, with proceedings set to begin in June 2025.
South Africa Sued for $9 Million Over Uninvestigated Apartheid Crimes
Families of victims of apartheid-era violence, including those of the Cradock Four, are suing the South African government for $9 million, alleging a failure to properly investigate these crimes and deliver justice, with proceedings set to begin in June 2025.
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40% Bias Score
139th Grandchild Found: Argentina's Dictatorship Legacy Continues
The Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo announced on January 21, 2025, the discovery of the 139th grandchild appropriated during Argentina's 1976-1983 dictatorship, the daughter of Noemí Macedo and Daniel Inama, disappeared in November 1977; the grandchild's identity is protected until she decides otherwise.
139th Grandchild Found: Argentina's Dictatorship Legacy Continues
The Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo announced on January 21, 2025, the discovery of the 139th grandchild appropriated during Argentina's 1976-1983 dictatorship, the daughter of Noemí Macedo and Daniel Inama, disappeared in November 1977; the grandchild's identity is protected until she decides otherwise.
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20% Bias Score
Alfonsín's Victory Marks Argentina's Return to Democracy After Falklands Defeat
Argentina's 1983 elections, following the Falklands War defeat, saw Raúl Alfonsín's victory with almost 52% of the vote, marking the return to democracy and the prosecution of the junta for human rights abuses, despite facing economic and political challenges.
Alfonsín's Victory Marks Argentina's Return to Democracy After Falklands Defeat
Argentina's 1983 elections, following the Falklands War defeat, saw Raúl Alfonsín's victory with almost 52% of the vote, marking the return to democracy and the prosecution of the junta for human rights abuses, despite facing economic and political challenges.
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40% Bias Score
Syria's New Government Offers Amnesty to Assad Regime Intelligence Officers
In Syria, a new Islamist government is implementing a reconciliation program with former members of the Assad regime's intelligence services, accepting the surrender of thousands of officers in exchange for amnesty and avoiding revenge killings, while high-ranking officials face war crimes prosecuti...
Syria's New Government Offers Amnesty to Assad Regime Intelligence Officers
In Syria, a new Islamist government is implementing a reconciliation program with former members of the Assad regime's intelligence services, accepting the surrender of thousands of officers in exchange for amnesty and avoiding revenge killings, while high-ranking officials face war crimes prosecuti...
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52% Bias Score
Spanish Prosecutors Accused of Enabling Early Releases for Unrepentant ETA Terrorists
Covite accuses Spain's National High Court's Public Prosecutor's Office of approving early releases for unrepentant ETA terrorists, facilitating 90 releases since October 2021, amidst 421 pro-ETA acts in 2024, prompting concerns about legal loopholes and normalization of violence.
Spanish Prosecutors Accused of Enabling Early Releases for Unrepentant ETA Terrorists
Covite accuses Spain's National High Court's Public Prosecutor's Office of approving early releases for unrepentant ETA terrorists, facilitating 90 releases since October 2021, amidst 421 pro-ETA acts in 2024, prompting concerns about legal loopholes and normalization of violence.
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56% Bias Score