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Uzbeks Prey to Modern Slave Trade

As poverty and unemployment drive an increasing number of workers abroad, many become victims of traffickers who sell them into virtual slavery.

Special Report

Could Awakening Fighters Rejoin Insurgency?

There are concerns that some Awakening Council members may return to the ranks of al-Qaeda if Baghdad fails them.

Special Report

Could Awakening Fighters Rejoin Insurgency?

There are concerns that some Awakening Council members may return to the ranks of al-Qaeda if Baghdad fails them.

Special Report

The Killing Fields of Afghanistan

Successive government bans on poppy production have had little impact on a deadly industry that blights lives across the world.

Special Report

Abkhaz Leader Presses Independence Claim

Kosovo talks and Russian support bolster the claims of breakaway Abkhazia.

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Helmand Heads for Record Poppy Harvest

Provincial officials say 2007 could be the biggest year yet for opium production in the war-torn province.

Special Report

Court Blow to Kurdish Poll Fraud Claims

Setback for opposition groups in row over alleged election violations, tracked closely by IWPR reporters after historic poll.

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Iraqi Palestinians Yearn to Belong

Families in Baghdad and in border camps complain of neglect.

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Iraqi School Books Criticised for Sectarian Bias

Minorities say new religious curriculum places unfair emphasis on Shia Islam.

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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