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Tuesday, 14 October 2014

How Two Tibetan Musicians Created a Forbidden Collaboration

By communicating through the internet, Tibetan exile musician Techung and internal Tibetan blogger Woeser were able to create a song that reaches across borders while calling attention to them.

Will the Right to Be Forgotten Inspire Repressive Regimes to Expand Internet Censorship?

“These governments will take advantage from this directive. Powerful people will be able to hide disgraceful actions for their own e-reputation," says Tunisian Internet advocate Dhouha Ben Youssef.

Following Political Pressure, Citizen-Led Rural Libraries Shut Down in China

During the past 7 years, China Rural Library partnered with local schools and government-owned libraries and set up 22 libraries across 11 provinces in China.

Hour-Long Total Lunar Eclipse Lights Up Japan's Sky

For the first time in three years, Japan witnessed a total lunar eclipse on October 8. People in Japan greeted the astronomical phenomenon with outdoors yoga sessions and light shows.
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