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Our reporters have been following the wave of protests gripping Hong Kong for the past four months. This unprecedented movement is set to last and is deeply dividing society, between those who aspire to more democracy and those who remain loyal to Beijing.

Since a decision by the Indian government to revoke Kashmir's autonomy on August 5, the people of this mainly Muslim state have been cut off from the rest of the world. Curfews have been in effect day and night, communications remain disrupted and travel is restricted. Our FRANCE 24 team headed inside Indian Kashmir, at the foothills of the Himalayas, where they witnessed the first few days of the blockade. This is their exclusive report.

After five years of brutal civil war in South Sudan, a peace deal signed last year by President Salva Kiir and his opponent Riek Machar is providing hope at last. Our reporters went to Bentiu, one of the cities worst affected by the war and home to 100,000 displaced people. Our team also witnessed negotiations between former enemies who are now praying side by side for a shared future.

Egypt has launched an ambitious nationwide campaign against hepatitis C. Back in the 1960s, the authorities accidentally spread the disease during a vaccination campaign against bilharzia, another illness. Today, hundreds of thousands of Egyptians suffer from hepatitis C, and in some Nile Delta villages, the virus is widespread among the over-60 set. Our reporters followed medical teams as they went door-to-door to screen and vaccinate patients, with the goal of eradicating the disease by 2020.

The controversial Treaty of Versailles was signed 100 years ago, bringing an end to World War I. FRANCE 24's Florence Gaillard took an in-depth look at the agreement, hailed by some as bringing peace but nicknamed the "Diktat" by the humiliated Germans – and sowing the seeds that led to another devastating conflict that began in 1939.

Agbogbloshie landfill in the suburbs of Ghana's capital Accra has become infamous as the graveyard for Europe’s e-waste. Computers, televisions and other electronic goods from developed countries pile up in this giant open-air garbage dump. As Ghana’s environment deteriorates and diseases spread, our reporters Thais Brouck and Antoine Galindo went to investigate how and why such a place can still exist.

As Europe and the US commemorate the D-Day landings of June 6, 1944, FRANCE 24 met some of the surviving American veterans of World War II. At the time, they were barely 20 years old. Seventy-five years later, as they approach 100, their first-hand accounts are truly important.

As Kazakhs prepare to elect their new president on June 9, following the surprise resignation of President Nursultan Nazarbayev after three decades in power, FRANCE 24 reporters travelled to this rapidly changing Central Asian country.

Life may be gradually getting back to normal in Iraq, but drug use is spiralling. In a society still recovering from years of conflict and terrorist attacks, the issue has become a public health crisis, especially among young people and former militias, who are victims of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Fears have been rising in Europe about Russian influence – some claim Russian interference – especially with EU elections looming. But are those fears founded? Our reporters Catherine Norris Trent, Julie Dungelhoeff and Anya Stroganova bring you this in-depth investigation, filmed in Russia and across Europe.