{ "name": "World\u0027s Largest Democracy -- 20 July 2026 protest archive", "description": "Footage documenting how the Sansad Chalo march of 20 July 2026 was policed in Delhi. Each entry carries its original source and a verification status.", "event_date": "2026-07-20", "updated": "2026-07-23", "license": "Clips belong to whoever recorded them. Each entry links its original posting. This index may be freely copied and re-hosted.", "site": [ "https://protestarchive.pages.dev/", "https://protestarchive.codeberg.page/" ], "status_meanings": { "confirmed": "Matches mainstream reporting, or several independent recordings of the same event agree.", "video-evidence-unconfirmed-source": "The footage is real, but the specific claim about it rests on a single account.", "disputed": "Contested, or accuses a named party of fabrication. 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