The Best Pictures of the Week, September 30 – October 7

Dar Yasin—AP
Dar Yasin—AP
October 1, 2011. Mourners wail at the funeral of Haji Syed Mohammad Yousuf, a 61-year-old retired teacher in Indian-controlled Kashmir who died in police custody on September 30 after being arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes.

From continued “Occupy Wall Street” protests and Amanda Knox’s appeal verdict to Steve Jobs’ passing and the tenth anniversary of the U.S. War in Afghanistan, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

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