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Baath Party Debates Renewal

Ruling party confronts gap between socialist theory and need to modernise.

Iraq: May '09

Senior Basra official says IWPR stories on social, economic and cultural issues in region will concentrate minds of authorities.

'Illegal' Travel Bans Imposed on Syrian Dissidents

Authorities are introducing restrictions as form of pressure, say activists.

Militias Decry Kivu Amnesty Law

Militias say power sharing and government protection also needed to secure peace.

First Person

On Seeing the Death of Neda

Syrian journalist tells of being moved by the death of a woman in a Tehran street.

Iraqis Say "Hands Off" to Iran

Many praise Tehran protesters but hope Iran keeps out of their country’s domestic affairs.

Herat Farmers Ditching Poppy for Saffron

Could world’s most expensive spice be answer to search for alternative to poppy cultivation?

Mixed Response to Ahmadinejad Re-election

While some say hardline foreign policies are good for Syria, others favour ending strategic alliance with Iran.

Election Fever Rises in Kurdistan

Competition stiff for parliamentary seats in what many believe will be a hotly-contested campaign.

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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