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Armenia, Russia in New Air Defence Deal

Russia’s desire to increase its military role in Armenian airspace may be connected to differences with Turkey on Syria.

Interview

Uzbekistan's Evolving Response to Afghan, Islamic State Risks

Tashkent likely to be more amenable to regional security cooperation, but may still shun formal defence pact.

Syria: The Dressmaker's Daughter

A young woman's outspoken courage costs her her life.

Syria's Rebellious Women

Documentaries follow individuals who are determined to make a difference in the face of impossible odds.

Trailer: Syria's Rebellious Women

Untold stories of courage and resilience in the war zone.

European Court Says Armenian Genocide Denial by Turkish Politician Not a Crime

Turkey celebrates, but Armenian government also finds positives to take away.

Syria: Face Veils De Rigueur in Islamic State Zone

Female travellers issued with "niqab" veils to avoid trouble at militant checkpoints.

"Here lies Mohammed the martyred child". (Photo: Faten Samih Abu Fares)

Syria: The Boy Who Died Feeding His Cat

"Some people say we have grown accustomed to death, but that is not true."

Syria: My Son's Unknown Fate

A mother searches for her son, who she believes is in a government prison.

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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