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The Other Halabjas

Survivors of chemical attacks on two Kurdish villages less famous than Halabja say they too must be remembered.

Shia Cleric Carves Out New Role

Muqtada al-Sadr, once the bad boy of Shia militancy, rebrands himself as peacemaker with the Sunnis.

Mosul Bid to Keep Insurgents at Bay

Moat-like trench around the northern city is intended to keep out the insurgents.

Iraqi Journalists Risking Their Lives

Saddam-era censorship may be a thing of the past, but journalists are facing new dangers.

Baghdad Officials Warn of Pollution Risk

With no one to collect it, residents say they’ve no option but to burn household waste themselves.

Thousands of Peshmerga Drafted into Army

Incorporation of large numbers of peshmerga into national security forces fails to allay concerns of some Iraqis over the militia force.

Keeping Faith With Tribal Justice

Many Iraqis have more trust in their tribal elders than the country’s judges.

Kurdish Christians Complain of Discrimination

Muslims who convert to Christianity say they are ostracised by society and family.

Brisk Business for Passport Forgers

The process is risky and expensive, but many Iraqis are willing to pay for fake documents to get them to the West.

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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