{
  "id": 15181719,
  "title": "Decades after apartheid, South Africans seek justice for crimes of the past",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/decades-after-apartheid-south-africans-seek-justice-for-crimes-of-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T11:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/10/17/nx-s1-5987671/south-africa-justice-sharpeville-apartheid"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "More than three decades after the end of apartheid, families of victims of some of the worst crimes of South Africa's past are still fighting for justice. As survivors and perpetrators grow older, a new wave of legal efforts is seeking truth, accountability and reparations before it's too late.",
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        "published": "2026-10-17T05:00:00.000Z"
      },
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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."
}