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Syrians Working Abroad Face Mass Job Cuts

Predicted lay-offs will damage Syrian economy and send unemployment figures soaring, say observers.

International Justice/ICC: Feb ‘09

Congolese journalists and NGOs say IWPR Lubanga coverage is vital in filling information gap.

Kyrgyz Holiday Business to Cash in on Economic Gloom

The resorts around the picturesque Lake Issykkul are busy preparing for summer, hoping the economic downturn affecting Kyrgyzstan’s neighbours will be good for them.

Afghan Girls Suffer for Sins of Male Relatives

Traditional means of settling disputes usually involves giving young girl to family of perceived victim of crime.

Arranged Marriages a Thriving Business

But some say women are being tricked into entering temporary unions.

First Person

Paying a High Price for Freedom

Syrian human rights lawyer offers a tribute to a political dissident who never lost hope, despite years of suffering.

Syria Goes Green

Increasing numbers of voluntary initiatives are emerging to tackle threats to environment.

Ex-Kurdish Leader Takes On Old Allies

Former PUK leader steps up media criticism of Iraqi Kurdistan’s political elite.

Targeting of Cyber Dissidents Continues

Three-year jail term for internet postings suggests thaw in Syrian-western relations has yet to translate into changes in domestic policy.

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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