{"id":5296,"date":"2009-07-28T11:36:27","date_gmt":"2009-07-28T15:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/?p=5296"},"modified":"2009-07-29T13:28:14","modified_gmt":"2009-07-29T17:28:14","slug":"world-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/wa-blog\/world-links\/5296\/","title":{"rendered":"World Links: Iran Releases Demonstrators, Protests Cripple South African Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.presstv.ir\/detail.aspx?id=101829&amp;sectionid=351020101\">Iran releases 140 demonstrators<\/a> who had been detained during last month&#8217;s protests against the disputed presidential election.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisdayonline.com\/nview.php?id=149983\">Violent clashes<\/a> between Islamic militants and the Nigerian police spread to four states in northern Nigeria, killing as many as 150 people. The militants belong to a group called <em>Boko Haram<\/em>, which means &#8220;Western education is a sin.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Final arguments are made today in the trial of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who faces up to five years in prison for violating the terms of her house arrest. A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/07\/29\/world\/asia\/29myanmar.html?_r=1&amp;ref=global-home\">verdict is expected on Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Violent protests against joblessness and lack of basic services combined with strikes by municipal workers demanding a salary increase <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mg.co.za\/article\/2009-07-28-strikes-continue-as-minister-warns-against-violence\">cripple Johannesburg and other major cities<\/a> in South Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran releases 140 demonstrators who had been detained during last month&#8217;s protests against the disputed presidential election. 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