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Returnees cross the border from Iran, on July 3, 2025 in Islam Qala, Afghanistan. Over 256,000 Afghans left Iran for Afghanistan last month, according to the UN's International Organisation for Migration (IOM), ahead of a July 6 deadline imposed by the Iranian government for all undocumented Afghans to leave the country. The number of Afghans in Iran had swelled in recent years after the Taliban regained control of the country in 2021. © Elise Blanchard/Getty Images

Iran: “Hatred Towards Afghans Has Grown So Much”

Migrants accused of spying for Israel as mass deportations continue.

Smoke rises after a reported Israeli strike on a building used by Islamic Republic of Iran News Network, part of Iran's state TV broadcaster, on June 16, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Over recent days, Iran has been hit by a series of Israeli airstrikes targeting military and nuclear sites, as well as top military officials, prompting Iran to launch a counterattack. © Stringer/Getty Images

First Person

Exodus From Tehran

Local man describes shock of bombardment and chaos as residents attempted to flee the capital.

This picture taken from Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, shows rocket trails in the sky late on June 13, 2025, after Iran struck Israel with barrages of missiles after a massive onslaught targeted the Islamic republic's nuclear and military facilities. © Eyad BABA / AFP

Palestinians Watch Another War Unfold

Amid Israel-Iran confrontation, many feel that their own plight is being forgotten.

A man pauses next to the remains of buildings hit by Israeli airstrikes, on October 17, 2024 in Nabatieh, Lebanon. © Carl Court/Getty Images

Interview

Lebanon: “We Just Want a Moment of Peace”

Polarisation and paralysis grow as country fears it will be pulled into a fresh conflict.

People visit a market in the city of Homs on January 22, 2025. Homs, the country’s third-largest city, has a mixed population of Sunni and Shia Muslims, Alawites and Christians and was heavily damaged in fighting over the years. © Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Comment

Once Again, Ordinary Syrians Suffer

The latest escalation between Israel and Iran stirs familiar and unsettling patterns of fear, uncertainty and helplessness.

Mayor of Üsküdar Sinem Dedetaş. © Photo courtesy of Sinem Dedetaş.

Is the Future Female for Turkish Politics?

The emergence of a new generation of women politicians is inspiring others to run for office.

In Turkey, female reporters navigate unique challenges amid growing political constraints and financial uncertainty. © Burak Kara/Getty Images

World Press Freedom Day 2025

Breaking In, Holding On: the Women Reporters of Ankara

In a tough media landscape, parliamentary politics is a rare female stronghold– but equality remains elusive.

Global Voices: Middle East & North Africa

The sister of Aurelio Cruz López holds a sign used in the search for the young man, who disappeared along the U.S.-Mexico border. © Andrea Godínez

Araceli cries while talking about her brother who disappeared along the border and whose remains were repatriated. © Andrea Godínez

Cecilia Delgado Grijalva is a buscadora (name adopted by mothers and relatives of missing persons who are devoted to finding the remains of their loves ones) and founder of Buscadoras por la Paz (Searchers for Peace), in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

A search for family members gone missing in Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

The portion of Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson, Arizona where deceased migrants whose remains are not claimed by their families are buried. © © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, forensic examiner at the Pima County morgue, inside the trailer that holds the remains of migrants who perished along the border. © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, a forensic medical investigator in Pima County, holds the skull of a deceased migrant. © Andrea Godínez

Román Coc holds photos of his daughter Laura, who disappeared in the Arizona desert 13 years ago. © Andrea Godínez

A photograph shows Laura Coc (far right), a young woman from Guatemala, posing during a beauty pageant. © Andrea Godínez

There are no statistics on cases of femicide - the killing of women on the grounds of hatred of women, with the acquiescence of the state - in Uzbekistan.

Artwork by Mays Al-Saray.

'Hope of Mother', an organization led by Lisbeth Surita, has registered 48 cases of Venezuelans missing in the border regions.

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