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Abkhazia Offers Citizenship to Diaspora

A new law will offer citizenship to anyone of Abkhaz origin, even if they were not born in the republic.

Haggling Over Bosnia

Former aide to Croatian president gives inside story of Milosevic’s hand in carve-up of Bosnia and Croatia.

Serbs May Pay for Bosnia NATO Setback

Failure to join PfP programme could result in dismissals and even constitutional changes to Republika Srpska.

SFOR Indictee Arrest Record Mixed

Logistical problems and a lack of international political will have hampered SFOR’s pursuit of Hague fugitives.

A Reluctant Witness

Former Bosnian Serb justice minister suggests wartime leadership was fractured and short of information.

Ajaria's Ex-Leader Charged

Arrest warrant against Aslan Abashidze adds to concerns that Tbilisi is not playing fair.

Special Report

Constitutional Wrangling in Armenia

Despite revisions to the proposed constitution, the opposition is urging voters to reject it – but in the end, low turnout may pose a bigger risk.

Afghanistan: The Price of Beauty

Women influenced by television glamour are eager to spruce up their image - but their quest for beauty can result in disaster.

Women Yearn for Security

Many women supported the constitution in the hope it will bring an end to violence.

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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