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As Indian authorities use pellet guns again, Kashmiri survivors still await justice

Post author:The Canary
Post published:6 August 2026
Post last modified:6 August 2026

In India, debates over the use of pellet guns on protesters have opened space for Kashmiris who have endured wounds from them since 2010. Scroll India wrote that Kashmiri survivors of pellet gun violence are still awaiting compensation from the state even a decade later, and the current debate “gives them a chance to voice their grievances after a prolonged silence.” Many survivors say the current debate over the use of pellet guns in Delhi protests gives them a chance to voice their grievances after a prolonged silence, @safwatzgr reports https://t.co/iwonZK0YvI — Rokibuz Zaman (@ZamanRokibuz_) August 6, 2026 Scroll wrote that…

Palestine protestor cleared of criminal damage after two year trial

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:6 August 2026
Post last modified:6 August 2026

Pro-Palestine activist Paula Akpan has been cleared of criminal damage after a two-year trial. She had been charged with criminal damage after her role in a 2024 protest outside a genocide-linked bank. The financial services company Scotiabank, was one of many which held Israeli investments. On 6 July, the Good Law Project said the woman had: attended a protest outside Scotiabank on 17 June 2024, along with nine others. At the time, the bank was the largest foreign shareholder in Elbit Systems – holding a massive $500m stake in Israel’s leading weapons manufacturer, whose military hardware is directly used to target…

Ex-neo-Nazi Tory candidate withdraws, but lands counter-extremism role

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:6 August 2026
Post last modified:6 August 2026

Former neo-Nazi Joshua Bonehill-Paine has withdrawn as a Tory candidate for the 2027 council elections in Somerset. Far-right candidate are hardly a rarity in UK politics these days. However, reports claim he has now been given an internal Conservative Party role educating people about extremism. Another Tory misstep Bonehill-Paine was convicted in 2016 for harassing former Jewish Labour MP Luciana Berger. The Guardian reported on 5 August: Joshua Bonehill-Paine said on Wednesday that he had withdrawn from next year’s local elections, and that the Conservative leader had instead asked him to become an adviser to the party’s culture and integration commission,…

Two trans rights victories and a legal challenge to the EHRC’s ‘bathroom ban’

Post author:Grace
Post published:6 August 2026
Post last modified:6 August 2026

The past week has been a rollercoaster for trans rights in the UK. On Friday 31 July, the High Court rejected a legal challenge to the upcoming trial of puberty-blocking medication. That same day, the court also ruled that police don’t have to perform strip searches based on ‘biological sex’. On 5 August, the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) new transphobic code of practice came into effect. It holds that a trans-inclusive women’s service is “very likely” to be discriminatory on the basis of sex. However, just one day later, the Good Law Project (GLP) has supported a legal challenge…

A Guide to Your Legal Rights When a Relationship Breaks Down England and Wales

Post author:Nathan Spears
Post published:6 August 2026
Post last modified:6 August 2026

No one starts a relationship expecting it to end. When it does, the practical questions arrive fast. Who stays in the home. How the bills get paid. What happens with the children. What you are actually entitled to. The answers depend far more on your legal status than most people expect, and the gap between what people assume and what the law provides causes real financial harm every year. Understanding where you stand early gives you a far better chance of a fair outcome. Speaking to Family Law Partners or another family law specialist at the outset can help you avoid…

Why Rising Student Housing Costs Are Reshaping University Choices in the UK

Post author:Nathan Spears
Post published:6 August 2026
Post last modified:6 August 2026

A December 2024 report from Unipol and HEPI confirmed something students already knew but universities were slow to acknowledge: the maximum student loan in England is now less than the average student rent. You read that right. The government’s own financial support package doesn’t cover your highest single cost. That reality is changing how students choose universities. And if you’re currently deciding where to study, it should change how you think about it too. The Numbers That Are Actually Driving the Decision Student rents in university-owned accommodation rose an average of 12% across UK cities between 2021/22 and 2023/24, with private…

The culture war comes for Nolan’s The Odyssey

Post author:Olaitan Mos-Shogbamimu
Post published:6 August 2026
Post last modified:6 August 2026

The furore surrounding the film the Odyssey exposes, again, how right-wing media discourse, tinged with overt racism, can be weaponised to fuel culture wars. Furthermore, it is used to score political points. Amid the cacophony of praise surrounding Christopher Nolan’s Hollywood retelling of the Homer epic, it’s easy to forget that the controversy erupted long before its release. Not long after casting was made public, Nolan’s film was drawn into a wider right-wing cultural war battleground. The official trailer received the highest number of dislikes of any Nolan release. Even Elon Musk jumped on the bandwagon, bringing his familiar inflammatory culture-war…

Burnham’s appointments speak louder than his words

Post author:Jody McIntyre
Post published:6 August 2026
Post last modified:6 August 2026

When it comes to politicians, senior appointments often tell you more than public pronouncements. Andy Burnham has only been Prime Minister for two weeks, but he has just installed one of the most pro-establishment cabinets in Labour Party history. From Defence Minister to Chancellor John Healey’s resignation as Defence Minister, prompted by Keir Starmer’s refusal to plough more of the national budget into military spending, directly precipitated the downfall of Burnham’s predecessor. In August 2024, Healey, a long-time supporter of Labour Friends of Israel, met with Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant to discuss preserving “intelligence co-operation”. Burnham just made him Chancellor…

Gaza recovers 112 bodies after painstaking recovery effort

Post author:Charlie Jaay
Post published:6 August 2026
Post last modified:6 August 2026

After 136 hours of painstaking search and recovery efforts, Gaza’s Civil Defense recovered the remains of 112 civilians killed in Israeli airstrikes. A mass funeral was held for the victims on 4 August 2026. The victims were found beneath the rubble of a residential block in Gaza City’s al-Sabra neighbourhood, which was heavily bombarded by Israeli airstrikes. Among those recovered were 40 children, 38 women and seven people with disabilities. https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/fea-first-firsr.mp4 Gaza: 112 recovered, 196 still missing The building was home to members of the extended Abu Sharia and Al-Husayna families before it was targeted in an Israeli airstrike on 23…

UEFA introduces new four-yellow-card suspension threshold

Post author:Alaa Shamali
Post published:6 August 2026
Post last modified:6 August 2026

UEFA has confirmed changes to its yellow card suspension rules for the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League. These new rules are set ahead of the 2026–27 campaign. From this season, players and members of the coaching staff will receive a one-match suspension after accumulating four yellow cards during the league phase. This new rule replaces the previous threshold of three. Notably, these adjustments reflect UEFA guidelines. UEFA confirms new suspension rules Once that first suspension has been served, another ban will follow after every two additional yellow cards. That means further suspensions will be triggered after a sixth,…