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27 September - 3 October 2014

Hong Kong's 'Umbrella Revolution' in Photos

Hong Kongers are calling on Beijing to allow the people to nominate the candidates themselves in the city's next chief executive election. Follow our ongoing special coverage as the protests are continuing for a second week.

Mobile Apps Put Hindu Festival Durga Puja at the Fingertips of Millions

Indians’ tech savviness has brought mobile computing to new spheres of life, with apps that make attendance to religious and cultural festivities better planned and more informed.

In Pictures: Gaza Commemorates Eid Al-Adha

With over 2,000 Palestinian casualties in the latest Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip, citizens still find reasons to commemorate the Islamic "Festival of sacrifice", which begins across the Muslim world today.

“We Don't Need No Governance”: Why the IGF Misses the Point

State-imposed limitations to participation by local netizens and a painful lack of attention to critical Internet policy topics inspired a small group to create an event that ran parallel to the IGF.
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