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A Dangerous Occupation

Kidnapping, murder and arrest are the price of doing business in the most dangerous country in the world to practice journalism.

Blind Seek Dignity Through Education

Visually impaired Kurds face discrimination, but many are determined to learn despite the obstacles.

Zimbabwe: Mine Nationalisation Fears

Foreign investors nervous about Mugabe's plan to place country’s mines in state hands.

Herceg-Bosna Trial Gets Under Way

Prosecutors open trial against six Bosnian Croats charged with ethnic cleansing of Muslims.

Armenia: Alarm at Russian Gas Deal

Gas prices to stay low - but the opposition says the political cost is too high.

A Baghdad Security Guard's Tale

A young Iraqi explains why he chooses to work in one of the capital's most dangerous occupations.

New Welfare System Overwhelmed

Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi families sign up for a more inclusive benefits scheme.

Arab Labourers Flock to Kurdistan

Plethora of opportunities and safety makes Sulaimaniyah's job market appealing for Arab workers.

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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