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Kurdish Autonomy Calls Split Dissidents

Opposition wants to retain unitary Syrian state, rejects self-rule for Kurds.

Women Call for More Political Power

Conference delegates say greater parliamentary representation has helped, but isn’t enough.

Officials Hoping for Trouble-Free Poll

Authorities aim to reduce the risk of violence and voting-related problems on election day.

Kurdish War of Words

Political tensions escalate sharply as parliament and police investigate series of attacks on opposition figures.

Helmand Heroin Menace Grows

Poppy producing area diversifies into heroin as crop price falls.

Border Oil Risks Iran-Iraq Flare-Up

Brief clash highlights risk of further conflict as Iran sets out to guard oil reserves.

Sanctions Help Iran Limit Internet Use

International embargo on Iran has tied the hands of dissidents.

Opposition Fails to Organise Strikes

With official labour bodies in the hands of the state, its opponents have no means of rallying workers to the cause.

Behind the Protest Scenes

The lives of many ordinary Iranians have changed irrevocably since the emergence of the Green Movement.

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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