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Abkhaz Railway – Light at End of Tunnel?

The reopening of railway links with Georgia could bolster peace efforts.

Georgian Business Boost

The Georgian government hopes that real investment will finally begin in the country’s economy.

Armenian-Azeri Trade Survives

Wholesale market in Georgia provides an outlet for commerce between divided Armenians and Azerbaijanis.

Azerbaijan: Refugees Dream of Home

Memories of the past sustain refugees from the Karabakh war, still struggling after more than a decade to adapt to their harsh new life.

Georgian Base Closure Shifts Strategic Balance

The transfer of Russian military hardware from Georgia to Armenia may alter the balance of forces in the South Caucasus.

Georgia: Sad Plight of Underage Brides

Teenage Azerbaijani girls in Georgia often have no choice but to marry young.

Secret Divorces Underline Women's Powerlessness

Men are illegally divorcing their wives without them knowing.

Georgia: Mixed Feelings About Pipeline

The Georgian government welcomes Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan project - environmentalists are less happy.

Azerbaijan En Route to Oil Riches

After a decade of political manoeuvring, Azerbaijan launches major oil pipeline 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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