Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tiutrin warned of assassination risk

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How did the left and right cover Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tiutrin warned of assassination risk?

Of the 14 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 14% are rated left, 57% are rated centre, 29% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 42. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tiutrin warned of assassination risk left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 14 rated outlets on this story, 14% are rated left, 57% are rated centre, 29% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tiutrin warned of assassination risk biased?

Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tiutrin warned of assassination risk is one event reported by 42 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which outlets covered Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tiutrin warned of assassination risk?

42 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Who has been warned about a threat to their life?

Garry Kasparov, a Russian opposition figure and former world chess champion, and his associate Ivan Tiutrin have been warned by Lithuanian and US security services that their lives are in danger. They were informed that they are on an assassination list.

What is the Free Russia Forum?

The Free Russia Forum is an organisation co-founded in 2016 by Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tiutrin. It organises conferences against Russia's war in Ukraine. Russia listed the organisation as a 'terrorist' organisation in 2025.

What action has the US Department of Justice taken?

In mid-September, the US Department of Justice announced the indictment of five alleged Russian intelligence agents. They are accused of conspiring to order assassinations and fund attacks in the US and Europe. The department stated the group had attempted to assassinate a prominent Russian dissident in the US.