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Rise of Iran Reveals Polarised Iraq

Debate rages over Iran’s intentions in Iraq as it moves to eclipse American influence. By Neil Arun in Erbil and Abeer Mohammed in Baghdad

First Person

Syrian Activists Targeted Despite Western Overtures

US and European engagement with Syria hasn’t discouraged Syrian officials from continuing crack down on peaceful dissidents. By a human rights lawyer

Families set up picnics on Qandil mountain in Sulaimaniyah province during the Nawrooz holiday on March 22, when the picnicking season begins in Iraqi Kurdistan. A Kurdish flag blows in the background.

Taking it Easy in Iraqi Kurdistan

Reports Prompt Aid for Iraqi Women

Authorities in Anbar pledge to do more for disadvantaged women following IWPR reports on their plight. By Uthman al-Mukhtar in Fallujah

Iraq at Crossroads

Turkey: Erdogan Threat Alarms Armenian Migrants

Turkish fury over US Congress recognition of Armenian genocide raises concerns over their future. By Gayane Mkrtchyan in Yerevan and Aline Ozinian in Istanbul

Prominent Politicians Lose Out in Election

Iraqi voters elect fresh faces and reject incumbents accused of failing to deliver. By Ali Kareem in Baghdad

Armenia's Yezidi Farmers Face Ruin

They say export of sheep to Iran creating domestic shortage that’s forcing them out of business.

Time Ripe for Iraqi Reconciliation?

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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