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Syrians Eye Neighbour's Election

Outcome of Lebanon’s parliamentary ballot will determine relations between neighbouring states, say analysts.

Baghdadis Resigned to Sporadic Violence

They say it will continue to plague the city for some time, but won’t stop them getting on with their lives.

On the Lebanese Campaign Trail

Journalist impressed by country’s political diversity – but alarmed by sectarian divisions evident during electoral campaign.

Clerics Urged to Promote Family Planning

As population continues to swell, officials turn to religious leaders to encourage birth control.

Russia-Georgia Tensions Harm Armenia

Continued closure of Russian-Georgian border crossing leaves Armenia cut off from its most important market.

Regional Summit Dismissed as Elaborate Showpiece

Afghanistan is joining its neighbours to devise a regional solution to their common crisis – but will it amount to much?

Basra's Battered Culture Re-Emerges

Iraq’s artistic centre tries to recover from militia rule.

Kilo Pledges to Continue Struggle

Freed human rights activist determined to fight for greater freedom in country.

Journalists' Union Accused of Failing the Profession

Media workers say that their representative body is used to control and restrict them.

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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