Iranians marking Mahsa Amini's death clash with riot police

Oct 26, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    50% Moderately Conservative

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  • Policy Leaning

    50% Moderately Conservative

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Bias Score Analysis

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"Iran's judiciary spokesperson Masoud Setayeshi said on Tuesday that the trials of protesters had begun in provinces including Tehran, Isfahan and Kurdistan."
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-12% Liberal
"Although Amini was Sui, Wednesday's protests were particularly poignant because the majority Shia in Iran traditionally mark the 40th day of a person's death."
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-20% Liberal
"In Tehran, police fired tear gas and buck shot to disperse a crowd near the capital's bazaar who were chanting death to the dictator, witnesses said."
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-30% Liberal
"In July, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an unusual step that Washington had made a 'substantial proposal' to Moscow get Griner home, along with Paul Whelan, an American serving a 16-year sentence in Russia for espionage."
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"President Joe Biden told reporters that his administration is in 'constant contact' with Russian authorities on Griner and other Americans who are detained there."
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"US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement that Biden 'is willing to go to extraordinary lengths and make tough decisions to bring Americans home.'"
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-14% Liberal
"US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement that Biden 'is willing to go to extraordinary lengths and make tough decisions to bring Americans home.'"
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-14% Liberal
"While there has not been progress on bringing her back to the U.S., Biden said, 'Weu00b4re not stopping.'"
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : Iran's judiciary spokesperson Masoud Setayeshi said on Tuesday that the trials of protesters had begun in provinces including Tehran, Isfahan and Kurdistan.
40% : Although Amini was Sunni, Wednesday's protests were particularly poignant because the majority Shia in Iran traditionally mark the 40th day of a person's death.
35% : In Tehran, police fired tear gas and buck shot to disperse a crowd near the capital's bazaar who were chanting "death to the dictator," witnesses said.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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