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Friday, 19 September 2014

To Go or Not to Go? Scotland Votes on Independence from UK

An unprecedented level of public engagement resulted from the referendum debate, with the #indyref hashtag mentioned over 2.6 million times just in the past 30 days.

Bahraini Human Rights Activist Maryam Al Khawaja Is Released From Prison

The co-director of the Gulf Center For Human Rights was denied entry to her country and arrested at the airport when trying to visit her jailed father, on his 27th day of hunger strike.

Netizen Report: Turkey’s Telecom Authority Acquires Absolute Power Over Internet Content

While Turkey continues to chip away at online freedoms, LinkedIn reconsiders its contentious censorship deal with China, and the US faces 800k comments on the proposed Internet "fast lane".

Ebola Hasn't Reached the Gambia, and People Are Working to Keep It That Way

The deadliest Ebola outbreak in history has killed nearly 1,900 people so far. In the Gambia, a social media campaign and a specially composed song are trying to raise awareness.
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