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Election Official Says Polls on Track

Despite the swelling number of attacks on polling stations, the election body believes it is ready for the big day.

More Violence as Polls Loom

Seven civilians and an Iraqi soldier die in car bombings, a roadside blast and crossfire.

Ramadi Residents Hit Out at Police

By Dawood Salman in Ramadi (ICR No. 104, 28-Jan-05)

Journalists Query Accreditation Rules

By Zaineb Naji in Baghdad (ICR No. 104, 28-Jan-05)

Sulaimaniyah Sceptical of Campaign Promises

Parties campaigning in Iraqi Kurdistan are failing to win over cynical voters.

Mahdi Army Fights for Democracy

Shia rebels have put away their pistols to get involved in politics.

Weapons Ban for Militias

A controversial ruling by the interior ministry means militias must give up their guns until after the elections.

Insurgents Defy Crackdown

Another deadly day across Iraq as insurgents step up efforts to disrupt the election.

Sistani Openly Backs Shia Bloc

Iraq’s most revered religious leader now officially supports the list made up of the country’s two top Shia parties.

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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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