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Give URI::Encode a try. 
#!usr/bin/perl -l

use strict;
use warnings;
use URI::Encode qw(uri_decode);

my $encoded = 'http://commons.wikimedia.org
  /wiki/File:Atelerix_algirus.jpg%E2%80%8E';
print uri_decode($encoded);

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Re^4: Remove unicode "whitespace"
by HYanWong (Acolyte) on Mar 01, 2013 at 01:44 UTC

    Yes, I've done that. It converts the %E2%80%8E string to the unicode LRM character, which isn't printed, but is still embedded in the string, causing problems when accessing the URL again. Thanks, though.

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