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Charities Fade Away in Mosul

A sharp drop in the number of civil society organisations working in the city is blamed on poor funding, the insurgency and corruption.

Constitutional Process “On Track”

With wrangling over its membership resolved, Iraq’s constitutional committee is forging ahead with drafting a new basic law.

Baghdad Traffic at a Standstill

Military checkpoints and road closures bring transport deadlock.

Iraqis Drink to New-Found Freedom

Liquor sales in Baghdad rise, as threat from insurgents lessens following government crackdown.

Traditional Weddings Bring Heartache

Women who wed according to traditional custom are left with few rights.

Fraudsters Strike

Financial authorities duped by major coounterfeiting scam.

Insurgents Impose Curbs on Women

Those who put on makeup or choose not to wear the veil fall victim to militants.

Cheap Chinese Goods Threaten Iraqi Suppliers

Chinese imports are flooding into the country, putting domestic factory-owners out of business.

Iraqis Distrust Banks

Banking officials struggle to dissuade people from using traditional method of sending cash.

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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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