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Patients Told to Buy Their Own Drugs

Hospitals woefully short of funds needed to restore them to pre-Saddam standards.

Northern Economic Upturn a Mixed Blessing

Kurdistan experiences rise in living standards, but companies are going bust.

Suffering for Their Art

Women artists, marginalised under the previous regime, get boost with opening of new gallery dedicated to exhibiting their work.

Al-Ja'afari Premier Credentials Questioned

Growing Shia calls for their prime ministerial nominee to be replaced by a more moderate candidate.

Schools Hit by Intimidation Campaign

Extremists threaten teachers and students who take Saturday off.

Mass Brawl Reflects “Culture of Violence”

Baghdad street brawl over seemingly inoffensive remarks about the Pope highlights growing tendency among residents to resort to violence to settle disputes.

Barbaric Images for Sale

Video material showing images of torture and death still on sale in most of Iraq, as Kurdistan bans “snuff” CDs.

Constitutional Battle Lies Ahead

The debate over the new constitution could turn into the real “mother of all battles”.

Kurds Celebrate Ascent of “Uncle Jalal”

The hometown of Jalal Talabani was the scene of rapturous celebrations after he was named as Iraqi president.

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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