Topic: Human Rights — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-21 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: د ایران د بهرنیو چارو وزیر عباس عراقچي د ایران حکومت له خوا د دسمبر او جنوري میاشتو په اعتراضونو کې د وژل شوو کسانو له ۳۱۱۷ شمېر څخه دفاع وکړه.
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[2026-02-21 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Faced with the largest street protests it had ever encountered, the Islamic Republic of Iran committed a massacre, killing – according to many estimates – thousands. More than a month later, it might appear as though it has survived that crisis.
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[2026-02-21 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Top 5 News Today ICC allows Duterte to skip hearings | The wRap Top 5 News Today DPWH wants criminal charges, detention for Curlee Discaya | The wRap Feb 17, 2026 10:23 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Obituary Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and US presidential hopeful, dies at 84 Feb 17, 2026 6:16 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Obituary Robert Duvall, ‘Tender Mercies’
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[2026-02-20 23:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Worldwide, autocracies are on the rise, populists are gaining momentum, democratic societies are under pressure. Wars, inflation and fear of economic decline are causing great uncertainty.
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[2026-02-20 20:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Global Affairs World View with Marites Vitug: What EDSA People Power taught the world Philippine News George Clooney to Filipinos: Guilt people who do business with bad guys Nov 16, 2025 4:18 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Rappler IQ Mendiola, a witness to generations of Filipino rage and defiance Sep 22, 2025 2:55 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Thought Leaders [Newspoint] A good and
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[2026-02-20 18:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday "strongly protested" the Japanese foreign minister's renewed territorial claim to the easternmost South Korean islets of Dokdo and lodged a formal complaint with the Japanese Embassy in Seoul.
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[2026-02-20 06:29 UTC+10:00] [Inequality] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: For many Australians, the only chance they will have at owning a home will come in the form of tragedy. House prices have become so expensive that Australians are increasingly relying not just on the bank of mum and dad, but on the inheritance that comes with their death to get a foot on the housing ladder.
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[2026-02-19 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: In 1959, Fidel Castro overthrew Fulgencio Batista, a brutal dictator — and became one himself. He promised democracy, but never held free elections. He denied being a communist — until it was too late to stop him.
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[2026-02-19 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Romania’s 2024 presidential election was already one of the most controversial political episodes in the European Union in recent years. A candidate who won the first round was prevented from contesting the second. The vote was annulled. Claims of Russian interference were advanced without public evidence.
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[2026-02-18 15:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A United States immigration judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student who led protests at Columbia University against the war in Gaza.
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[2026-02-18 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: That headline probably caught your attention. If it did not, credit to you. More than five decades have passed since the Daily News published the infamous “Death of D.E.M. O’Cracy” obituary. We decided to revisit that moment and pay tribute to the satirist behind it — Dr. Riley Fernando. We met Dr.
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[2026-02-18 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Bangladesh is on the cusp of a major political shift with the outright victory of the Centre-Right Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) at the recent General Election. BNP leader and new Prime Minister Tarique Rahman completed a stunning reversal of fortune after 17 years of self-imposed exile in the UK. This election, the first since the mass uprising of 2024, is significant in many ways.
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[2026-02-17 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Baptist minister’s two presidential runs helped lay the groundwork for the election of America’s first black president, Barack Obama
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[2026-02-17 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-02-17 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Jesse Jackson was America's pre-eminent civil rights figure for decades. (Reuters)
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[2026-02-17 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson died at the age of 84, US media reported on Tuesday, citing his family.
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[2026-02-16 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: In 2020, Maria Kolesnikova — alongside activists Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and Veronika Tsepkalo — was a key figure in the Belarusian opposition, set against the country's strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko.
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[2026-02-16 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Nearly 19 million people have registered to vote, including 800,000 taking part for the first time
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[2026-02-16 06:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: SLPP National Organizer MP Namal Rajapaksa said that some people who encouraged public protests later gained power, while a group of young people who joined the Aragalaya lost their lives.
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[2026-02-16 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US border tsar says a ‘small’ security force will remain to protect remaining personnel following weeks of volatile protests
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[2026-02-16 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-02-14 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prime minister-in-waiting Tarique Rahman dedicated his victory to those who ‘sacrificed for democracy’ after the first polls since a deadly 2024 uprising
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[2026-02-14 03:50 UTC+10:00] [Democracy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: The Missouri prosecutor overseeing an investigation into the 2020 vote in Fulton County, Georgia, has taken part in meetings since last fall with lawyers tasked by President Donald Trump to reinvestigate his loss to Joe Biden.
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[2026-02-13 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Democracy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.
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[2026-02-13 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Votes are being counted in Bangladesh after its first election since student-led protests ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024.
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[2026-02-12 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Bangladesh is holding its first election since student-led protests in 2024 ended the 15-year rule of its increasingly autocratic leader, Sheikh Hasina.
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[2026-02-12 08:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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[2026-02-11 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iran’s 47th Revolution anniversary sees pro-regime rallies amid public anger over crackdowns and heightened US nuclear tensions
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[2026-02-11 17:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
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[2026-02-10 08:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-02-09 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-02-09 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While Isaac Herzog comforts a community reeling from the Bondi massacre, his arrival has sparked protests and a massive security operation
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[2026-02-09 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Asia Pacific Hong Kong activist’s father convicted under national security over insurance policy Asia Pacific TIMELINE: Hong Kong’s legal clampdown on Jimmy Lai, tycoon and China critic Feb 9, 2026 2:30 PM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Asia Pacific Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years after national security trial Feb 9, 2026 10:22 AM PHT Share in Chat Share article Facebook X (Twitter) Copy Link Copied Technology Trump’s ‘narrative warfare’
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[2026-02-09 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Here is a timeline of key events related to Hong Kong’s most prominent media tycoon Jimmy Lai
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[2026-02-09 14:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A court in Hong Kong has sentenced pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in jail following his conviction under a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing.
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[2026-02-09 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A court in Hong Kong on Monday sentenced 78-year-old democracy advocate and media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison.
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[2026-02-07 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Italy’s president declares the Games open, as protests and politics intrude
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[2026-02-07 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the decisions and judgements delivered within the Supreme Court complex serve as a mirror that clearly reflects the justice, democracy, and the rule of law in Sri Lanka.
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[2026-02-06 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: (德国之声中文网)“民主在黑暗中死亡”(Democracy Dies in Darkness),这是代表《华盛顿邮报》报导宗旨的官方标语。自19世纪创报至今近150年,华邮以深度调查、揭发“水门案”等政治丑闻著称;2013年,由于不堪亏损,该报被出售给亚马逊创办人贝佐斯,之后曾有一段获利期,然而近年订户锐减。华邮前总编辑Martin Baron表示,这波裁员可说是该报历史上“最黑暗的日子”。
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[2026-02-06 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: (德國之聲中文網)「民主在黑暗中死亡」(Democracy Dies in Darkness),這是代表《華盛頓郵報》報導宗旨的官方標語。自19世紀創報至今近150年,華郵以深度調查、揭發「水門案」等政治醜聞著稱;2013年,由於不堪虧損,該報被出售給亞馬遜創辦人貝佐斯,之後曾有一段獲利期,然而近年訂戶銳減。華郵前總編輯Martin Baron表示,這波裁員可說是該報歷史上「最黑暗的日子」。
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[2026-02-06 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Slight losses for Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc of Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union(CDU/CSU), and slight gains for their coalition partner, the center-left Social Democrats (SPD). These are the key findings of the ARD-Deutschlandtrend opinion poll conducted by the infratest-dimap institute, which surveyed around 1,300 representative voters between February 2 and 4.
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[2026-02-04 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Defence lawyer says Hong Kong group aimed to promote democracy and greater political freedom, not oppose or topple Communist Party leadership
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[2026-02-04 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Mass protests, a deepening economic crisis and a tense military standoff with the US have strained Iranian officials' hold on the Islamic Republic in recent weeks.
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[2026-02-02 07:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: China has emerged as a key player in Iran's escalating confrontation with the United States, as mass protests and economic collapse strain the Islamic Republic from within.
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[2026-02-01 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran’s supreme leader warned Sunday that any attack by the United States would spark a “regional war” in the Mideast, further escalating tensions as President Donald Trump has threatened to militarily strike the Islamic Republic over its crackdown on recent nationwide protests.
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[2026-02-01 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-01-31 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2026-01-31 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: Over the past month, the Trump administration has deployed thousands of federal immigration agents to the Minneapolis area. On Saturday, Jan. 24, federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Pretti was the third person shot by federal agents in the area in January.
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[2026-01-31 02:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The extent of the violence used by the security forces against demonstrators in Iran has deeply shocked the population. Triggered by an economic crisis, mass protests broke out across the country at the end of December 2025. The authorities responded with temporary internet blackouts and resorted to violence to suppress the protests.
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[2026-01-30 13:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government has firmly rejected allegations that it is orchestrating public pressure against the Attorney General’s Department, insisting that recent protests and social media campaigns calling for the Attorney General’s removal constitute legitimate public scrutiny rather than politically driven tactics. Speaking to the Daily News,
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