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  "id": 1437299,
  "title": "Calls for UK inquiry into 'hounding' of ex-Cambridge academic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/calls-for-uk-inquiry-into-hounding-of-ex-cambridge-academic",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T06:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/world/2026-08-17-calls-for-uk-inquiry-into-hounding-of-ex-cambridge-academic/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As the academic community mourns the loss of a promising scholar, the calls for accountability grow louder. Will the inquiry bring justice for Jason Arday, or will it serve as another example of the systemic failures within our institutions? Stay tuned as this story unfolds.",
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Calls for UK inquiry into ‘hounding’ of former Cambridge academic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/calls-for-uk-inquiry-into-hounding-of-former-cambridge-academic",
        "published": "2026-08-17T02:22:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "'Vicious witch hunt': Calls grow for inquiry into media scrutiny of late Cambridge professor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/vicious-witch-hunt-calls-grow-for-inquiry-into-media-scrutiny-of-late",
        "published": "2026-08-17T03:28:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Calls for UK public inquiry into 'hounding' of ex-Cambridge academic Jason Arday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/calls-for-uk-public-inquiry-into-hounding-of-ex-cambridge-academic",
        "published": "2026-08-17T06:04:37.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}