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Bombers Batter Baquba on Eve of Election

Residents of volatile city fear poll turnout will be affected after bloody attacks.

Women's Rights Candidate Keen to Make Impact

Founder of first all-female party wants to press for more women legislators.

Candidates Say Lack of Security Harms Their Chances

In unstable regions, many candidates fear they will lose out to rivals with better protection.

Iraq: Dec '09/Jan '10

IWPR report prompts education ministry to amend its new religious education curriculum.

Election Vandals Leave Their Mark

Young men are expressing their disillusionment with politics by tearing down posters.

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Future Looks Grim for Syrian Activists

As western officials court Syria, human rights appear low on the agenda.

Women's Rights Candidate Keen to Make Impact

Founder of first all-female party wants to press for more women legislators.

Candidates Embrace New Technology

Parliamentary hopefuls use text messages, social networking sites to reach voters.

Sistani Call Likely to Boost Shia Turnout

Top Shia cleric urges citizens to vote but refuses to endorse parties.

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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