{"id":63960,"date":"2022-08-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/63960\/august-4-protests-happening-around-the-world"},"modified":"2025-10-16T08:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T08:51:11","slug":"august-4-protests-happening-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/63960\/august-4-protests-happening-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"August 4 Protests Happening Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"On the second anniversary of the Beirut Port explosion, Lebanese diaspora are taking to the streets around the world to honor the victims and the city that the criminal political class turned to ashes. 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