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Rights Groups' Qualified Backing for Honour Crimes Move

Decree removes protection for family murders but is not enough for some.

Iraqi Reporter Latest Victim of Violence Against Women Journalists

A courageous Iraqi journalist, who covered sectarian violence in the north of the country, has been murdered in Mosul, the latest victim of attacks against Muslim women reporters.

Rules – What Rules? How Iran's Election Was Funded

As Mahmoud Ahmedinejad drew on state resources to support his campaign, neither he nor his rivals made it clear where they got their funding from.

Hubble Bubble Means Forest Trouble

Taste for nargile leads to woods being plundered for charcoal-making.

Iranian Clerics Diminished by Silence Over Protests

Of the senior Shia figures who backed the opposition candidate ahead of the election, few spoke out afterwards when protesters cried foul.

Divisions Over Security Implications of US Pullout

Cynicism towards government clouds views of future, despite widespread relief at American withdrawal.

Baku's Warming Ties to Israel Anger Iran

Tehran’s attempt to scupper Israeli president’s visit gets nowhere, as Baku decides ties to Israel take priority over Islamic solidarity.

Syria Riot Jail Causes Concern

A year after riots, questions remain around Sednaya jail and the fate of prisoners.

Helmandis Braced for Taleban Battle

Local residents greet massive marine offensive with equal measures of hope and fear.

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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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