{
  "id": 5307109,
  "title": "Victims sue South African government over 1961 Sharpeville massacre that left 91 dead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/victims-sue-south-african-government-over-1961-sharpeville-massacre",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T10:11:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/03/victims-sue-south-african-government-sharpeville-massacre-apartheid"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Claim relating to infamous apartheid-era shooting of protesters part of wave of litigation for apartheid-era crimes The day dawned brightly on 21 March 1960, as residents of the South African township of Sharpeville gathered to protest against pass laws, which forced “Black, Indian and Coloured” South Africans to carry documents at all times specifying where they were allowed to be. Abraham…",
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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."
}