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Kazaks Cautious About Russia-Georgia Dispute

Opinions vary as to whether Kazak economic retreat from Georgia was result of pro-Moscow politics or pragmatism.

Ahmadinejad's Economic Surgery – Will the Patient Survive?

Plan to cut subsidies and distribute the money saved to the poor seen as populist and unworkable.

Islamic Group Quietly Builds Support in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz government seems to be unable to stop the growth of popular support for Hizb-ut-Tahrir in the south.

Armenia: Economy Hit by Georgian War

Authorities say country suffered substantial economic losses as a result of August conflict.

Women Miss Out on Property Rights

(10-Oct-08)

Damascene Conversion Work Gets Mixed Reaction

(10-Oct-08)

Baghdadis Pessimistic About Future

In run-up to local elections, residents say they are disillusioned with politics despite improvements in security.

Azeri Trafficking Victims Face Social Rejection

Women forced or tricked into prostitution need help if they are to be reintegrated into society, say experts.

Voter Apathy Among Iraq Displaced

Few of the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis forced to flee their homes have registered to vote in upcoming ballot.

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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