{
  "id": 16305660,
  "title": "When protest turns to intimidation, communities pay the price",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/when-protest-turns-to-intimidation-communities-pay-the-price",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/thepost/opinion/2026-10-24-when-protest-turns-to-intimidation-communities-pay-the-price/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The right to protest is fundamental to South Africa’s democracy, but intimidation, looting and vandalism can punish the very communities protesters claim to represent, argues Jay Jugwanth.",
  "key_points": [],
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  },
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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."
}