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Whatever Happened to Didymus Mutasa?

Man once presented as a near-saint now at the centre of a web of state violence and alleged corruption.

A Marriage Made in Heaven?

Dreaming of travel and a better life away from poverty and war, some Iraqi women are agreeing to marry men they hardly know.

Iraq's Federalism Debate Rages On

Some Shia politicians are pushing for a southern federal state, but not everyone is convinced.

Jury Out on NGOs

Women’s NGOs have proliferated over the last few years, though there’s some debate about how effective or independent they are.

Scourge of Domestic Violence

Violence against women has become increasingly common in Iraq.

Georgia Awash With Chinese Bargains

Chinese business floods into Georgia, but little flows in the opposite direction.

Azerbaijan's Jewish Enclave

“Mountain Jews” live harmoniously with their Muslim neighbours in the north of the country.

Circassian Outrage At Anniversary Plans

Officials in Adygeia accused of cashing in on a fraudulent version of history.

Unemployment Drives Turkmen to Turkey

In a country where jobs are scarce, the possibility of well-paid work is tempting many Turkmen abroad.

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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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