[2026-08-08 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: South Africa marks 70 years since the 1956 Women's March against apartheid

Snippet: Nolubabalo Memese speaks during an interview while standing in the foyer of Women’s Jail, a museum that stands near the Constitutional Court, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-women-anniversary-apartheid-democracy-protest-0c0ee7d109eaaf8094570da7258acd85

[2026-08-08 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Why Bollywood stayed silent when India's Gen Z spoke out | The National

Snippet: For decades, Bollywood's biggest stars have been among India's loudest cultural voices, weighing in on everything from social justice and women's rights to religious tensions and national tragedies. But as one of the country's largest student movements swept across India, many of those voices went quiet.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/pop-culture/2026/08/07/bollywood-silent-cjp-protests-delhi/

[2026-08-08 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Communist, socialist network helped fuel Madison, Wisconsin protests after cop killed homeless man: probe

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/07/us-news/communist-socialist-network-helped-fuel-madison-protests-after-corey-ruiz-shooting-investigation-finds/

[2026-08-07 20:05 UTC+10:00] [Democracy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Musk says French Greens’ presidential candidate should be ‘shut down’

Snippet: Owner of X and world’s first trillionaire Elon Musk attacked French presidential candidate Marine Tondelier on Thursday, after the Greens party leader said French authorities should be able to suspend the platform during electoral campaigns in case of foreign interference.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/elon-musk-says-french-greens-marine-tondelier-shut-down/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-08-07 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics books] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: What Happened to Liberal Democracy? by Daron Acemoğlu review – how to fix the system

Snippet: The Nobel-winning economist takes aim at elites for no longer meeting the needs of the masses

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/07/what-happened-to-liberal-democracy-by-daron-acemoglu-review-how-to-fix-the-system

[2026-08-07 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Democracy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Machthaber: Narendra Modi

Snippet: Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team nehmen Euch mit durch die Hauptstadt - kurz, präzise, hintergründig. Montags bis freitags ab 5 Uhr.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/podcast/berlin-playbook-podcast/machthaber-narendra-modi/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-08-07 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: US lawmakers seek 100-foot buffer zone around houses of worship to protect against protests

Snippet: A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a federal legislation Thursday in the House and Senate aimed at protecting houses of worship from disruptive demonstrations, following a series of protests outside of synagogues this year.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-904837

[2026-08-07 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Christians are under siege in Jerusalem

Snippet: By Charlotte Dubenskij, an award-nominated journalist who has covered Yellow Vest protests in France, conflicts in Syria and the Philippines, and is now based in Israel for RT

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/643950-jerusalem-christians-under-siege/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-07 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Ghana opposition protests over claims of ‘democracy under attack’

Snippet: Ghana’s main opposition party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has staged protests accusing the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) government of undermining democracy, restricting free speech and targeting political opponents.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/06/ghana-opposition-protests-over-claims-of-democracy-under-attack/

[2026-08-07 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Tehran’s control over Baghdad may create conditions for more extreme protests, expert tells ‘Post’

Snippet: The relatively small protests that have broken out in Iraq after Baghdad failed to pay state employees their July salaries, which have so far been tempered by the focus on the Ziyarat al-Arbaeen Shia pilgrimage, could turn violent if the delays continue, Dr. Ronen Zeidel told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-904785

[2026-08-06 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: South African factories hit by migrant worker exodus

Snippet: South African clothing factories are struggling after thousands of migrant workers fled the country during recent anti-immigrant protests.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/08/06/south-african-factories-hit-by-migrant-worker-exodus/

[2026-08-06 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: UN alarmed by rise in executions and death sentences in Iran | The National

Snippet: At least 56 people have been executed in Iran on national security-related charges in the past five months, including 27 in cases linked to protests at the start of the year, UN human rights chief Volker Turk has said.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/06/un-alarmed-by-rise-in-executions-and-death-sentences-in-iran/

[2026-08-06 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Books] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘Like if John Sayles directed Forrest Gump’: the incredible life of historian Howard Zinn

Snippet: The life of the hugely influential ‘people’s historian’ is explored in a wide-ranging new book that brings in everything from wars to civil rights to Matt Damon

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/06/howard-zinn-the-peoples-historian-book

[2026-08-06 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘They slammed their M16s against his skull’: inside the film about Amy Goodman’s fearless reporting

Snippet: As Steal This Story, Please! charts her astonishing reports on everything from climate summits to earthquakes to massacres, Goodman talks about dissent, censorship – and her ‘magic moments’

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/06/amy-goodman-reporter-interview-steal-this-story-please-democracy-now-news

[2026-08-06 12:58 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Slower gains at bottom widen Korea’s wage gap

Snippet: A decadelong decline in South Korea’s wage inequality has gone into reverse, driven largely by weaker growth among low-income workers since 2020, a recent study showed Thursday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10832930

[2026-08-06 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Youth protests have weakened Modi, Indian activist who went on hunger strike tells BBC

Snippet: Youth can change things, says education activist Sonam Wangchuk

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn7nkyr1j7ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-06 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Japan Protests Russian Military Drills Near Disputed Kuril Islands

Snippet: Japan has lodged a diplomatic protest over Russian military exercises taking place around the disputed southern Kuril Islands, Japanese media reported Wednesday.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/05/japan-protests-russian-military-drills-near-disputed-kuril-islands-a93423

[2026-08-05 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: UN rights chief says Iran executed at least 56 people since March

Snippet: At least 56 people have been executed in Iran on national security-related charges since March 19, including 27 in cases linked to nationwide protests at the start of the year, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk says

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/5/un-rights-chief-says-iran-executed-at-least-56-people-since-march

[2026-08-05 22:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: South Africa pushes for migration talks after violent protests

Snippet: FILE -A protester dressed traditional attire marches against illegal immigration, in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-migration-african-union-cueta-2cd29b78a94636ec67b8fc8c6683b9fe

[2026-08-05 20:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran executed at least 56 people since March, UN says

Snippet: UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Iran has executed at least 56 people since 19 March, including 27 in cases linked to protests at the start of the year.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-executed-least-56-people-march-says-un

[2026-08-05 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Life and style] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley

Snippet: As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/aug/05/journalist-taking-on-tech-fascists-silicon-valley

[2026-08-05 12:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Police raid Starbucks Korea over controversial promotional event

Snippet: Police raided the headquarters of Starbucks Korea on Wednesday over allegations of insult linked to a marketing campaign that evoked painful memories of the 1980 military suppression of the May 18 pro-democracy uprising.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10831469

[2026-08-05 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Police raid Starbucks Korea over controversial promotional event

Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Police raided the headquarters of Starbucks Korea on Wednesday over allegations of defamation stemming from the coffee chain's controversial marketing campaign that evoked painful memories of the May 18 pro-democracy uprising.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260805002451315

[2026-08-05 08:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: BBC News

Title: 'I was slut-shamed' - Indian women 'cockroach' protesters doxxed and abused

Snippet: The women BBC spoke to say they received threats and abuses after participating in the CJP protests

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g43l251vyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-05 03:59 UTC+10:00] [India] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: India’s ruling BJP loses byelection in stronghold after Cockroach student protests

Snippet: Opposition parties say nationwide protests that forced resignation of education secretary are beginning to dent BJP support

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/04/india-bjp-rare-byelection-loss-cockroach-student-protests

[2026-08-05 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Yair Golan isn’t democracy’s defender if he neglects its norms – opinion

Snippet: Yair Golan’s service to Israel deserves respect. A former IDF deputy chief of staff and major-general, he has contributed greatly to the country’s security. He is also obviously entitled to hold left-wing views, oppose the government, and seek to replace it through democratic elections.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-904415

[2026-08-04 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: We are US civil rights lawyers. Trump’s policies have driven us to seek justice internationally | Thomas Becker and Antonio Romanucci

Snippet: On Tuesday, a human rights commission will hold an extraordinary hearing over the administration’s alleged attacks on protesters, journalists and others

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/04/trump-ice-migrants-human-rights

[2026-08-04 17:28 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Deeply misled’: Nine says news bargaining plan could cost jobs

Snippet: Media jobs could be at risk from the federal government’s decision to make last-minute changes to its plan to make tech giants support journalism, Nine has warned, as its chief executive accuses Labor of overseeing a “failure for our democracy”.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/technology/deeply-misled-nine-says-news-bargaining-plan-could-cost-jobs-20260804-p60lfh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-04 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: (LEAD) S. Korea 'strongly' protests Japan's renewed claim to Dokdo, urging 'immediate withdrawal'

Snippet: (ATTN: UPDATES with defense ministry's summoning of Japanese military attache in 5th para)

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260804007251315

[2026-08-04 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: S. Korea 'strongly' protests Japan's renewed claim to Dokdo, urging 'immediate withdrawal'

Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry lodged a "strong" protest Tuesday after Japan again laid a territorial claim to South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo in its latest defense white paper and urged Tokyo to immediately withdraw it.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260804007200315

[2026-08-04 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Protesters in India secure rare victory with minister's resignation

Snippet: FILE- Protesters raise slogans during a demonstration demanding educational reforms as part of the Cockroach Janta Party’s ongoing protest movement in New Delhi, India, Friday, July 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vipin, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/india-cockroach-protests-modi-government-4358744e9d890b92ffdd2477bbd99e8a

[2026-08-04 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South Korea

Title: Today in Korean history

Snippet: 1952 -- President Rhee Syng-man, 77, is reelected for a second term. After finishing his graduate studies at Harvard and Princeton universities, he worked toward establishing Korea's independence from Japanese colonial rule and held a representative position in the Korean provisional government-in-exile in Shanghai. Rhee became the first president of the Republic of Korea in 1948 and held the post until 1960, when he was forced to step down by a burgeoning pro-democracy movement.

Read full article: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260804000900315

[2026-08-04 13:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Inquiry told actions of pro-Palestinian protesters in Sydney were 'appalling'

Snippet: Topic:Royal Commissions

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-04/antisemitism-royal-commission-protests-david-ossip/106993436

[2026-08-04 08:12 UTC+10:00] [ASIA PACIFIC] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: Most Indians fault Modi’s handling of exam scandals, poll says

Snippet: Most Indians are unhappy with Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s government over its handling of exam scandals that touched off student protests across the country, a national poll by one of the country’s largest pollsters found.

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/04/asia-pacific/politics/indians-modi-exam-scandals-poll/

[2026-08-04 07:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: No explicit ban on protests outside places of worship likely for WA

Snippet: Topic:State and Territory Government

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-04/wa-ban-on-protests-outside-places-of-worship-unlikely/106968556

[2026-08-04 03:30 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Anti-Semitism probe set to examine incendiary protests

Snippet: August 4, 2026 03:30 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/anti-semitism-probe-set-to-examine-incendiary-protests/

[2026-08-04 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Inside city gripped by deadly protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Snippet: Dozens of people have been killed in clashes between security officials and protesters across Pakistan-administered Kashmir over the last two months, following a crackdown that left the city of Rawalakot mostly sealed off from the world.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cm2gwmy9gppo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-03 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Protests, boycott cast shadow on Pakistan-administered Kashmir election

Snippet: Islamabad, Pakistan – By the time polling stations opened in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, the city had already witnessed two days of shutdowns and empty streets.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/3/protests-boycott-cast-shadow-on-pakistan-administered-kashmir-election

[2026-08-03 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Pakistan-administered Kashmir elections and protests – all you need to know

Snippet: Pakistan-administered Kashmir is facing its worst political crisis in years after weeks of protests demanding electoral reforms turned deadly.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/3/pakistan-administered-kashmir-elections-and-protests-all-you-need-to-know

[2026-08-03 17:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Most Indians ‘not happy’ with way Modi handled exam scandals that sparked protests: poll

Snippet: Even among supporters of Modi’s ruling coalition, 40 per cent registered their disapproval with his government’s actions

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3362781/most-indians-not-happy-way-modi-handled-exam-scandals-sparked-protests-poll?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-03 17:36 UTC+10:00] [Indians] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Most Indians ‘not happy’ with way Modi handled exam scandals that sparked protests: poll

Snippet: Even among supporters of Modi’s ruling coalition, 40 per cent registered their disapproval with his government’s actions

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3362781/most-indians-not-happy-way-modi-handled-exam-scandals-sparked-protests-poll

[2026-08-03 16:59 UTC+10:00] [National League for Democracy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: ‘She is alive’: Myanmar’s Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official in first post-coup visit

Snippet: In photos released by the president’s office, Suu Kyi is seen shaking hands with Arnaud de Baecque and cutting a birthday cake

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3362767/she-alive-myanmars-suu-kyi-meets-red-cross-official-first-post-coup-visit

[2026-08-03 16:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Aung San Suu Kyi appears healthy in first confirmed outside contact for 2.5 years

Snippet: Suu Kyi's son has mounted an international campaign demanding proof of life for the democracy icon

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1e1d5j6660o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-03 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: BBC News

Title: 'My only son was shot standing up for justice' - inside city gripped by deadly protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Snippet: Dr Anwar's makeshift clinic is unable to deal with seriously injured protesters

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yvqk69enko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-03 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Rallies surround Fever-Lynx game after Sophie Cunningham's stance on transgender athletes

Snippet: Fans wear shirts saying “Trans Kids Belong In Sports” during a WNBA basketball game between the Minnesota Lynx and the Indiana Fever Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/fever-sophie-cunningham-protests-6be219ac0daca951fc0d7b2cabc95f9b

[2026-08-03 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: 'They almost killed my child': Women in Syria's Roj camp describe night of gunfire and fear

Snippet: Kurdish-led armed forces opened fire inside Syria's Roj camp on Friday evening, with bullets tearing through tents housing children, after several days of protests by women demanding better treatment inside the facility, according to multiple accounts shared with Middle East Eye.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/they-almost-killed-my-child-women-syrias-roj-camp-describe-night-gunfire-and-fear

[2026-08-02 21:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Disability rights group to stage rush-hour subway protest Monday

Snippet: Disability rights activists will board a Line 4 train at Hyehwa Station at 8 a.m. Monday, beginning a month of weekly rush-hour protests timed to coincide with the government's vote on the 2027 budget bill.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10828334

[2026-08-02 21:19 UTC+10:00] [Devolution] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Why Andy Burnham’s devolution pledge will be tricky to deliver | Richard Partington

Snippet: Sharing income tax with England’s regional mayors could tackle inequality but many councils are ill-equipped for an enlarged role

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/02/andy-burnham-devolution-pledge-tricky-deliver-inequality

[2026-08-02 15:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Where will the 2020s stand in history? Freedom and democracy put to the test

Snippet: The COVID-19 pandemic was a fittingly paradigm-shattering start to the 2020s. (Photo by Nikkei)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/comment/where-will-the-2020s-stand-in-history-freedom-and-democracy-put-to-the-test

[2026-08-02 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: An exam leak in India exposed a Gen Z jobs crisis that goes much deeper

Snippet: India's youth unemployment crisis has become one of the biggest vulnerabilities for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, exposing the gap between the country's economic ambitions and the reality facing millions of young graduates.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/02/india-exam-leak-protests-jobs-crisis-gen-z-unemployment-modi.html