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What Now for Iraq's New Rulers?

The fate of the newly-empowered government depends on getting a firm grip on security, but adopting a lighter touch with a diversity of political factions.

Comment: A Child of War

A boy who dreamed of life as a Kurdish warrior is now a man, and seeks an end to Iraq’s incessant wars.

Comment: We Are Not Saddams

Giving a fair trial to a dictator who denied that right to so many will set the Iraqi people on the right track to a better future.

Chemical Attack Survivors Want Retribution

In a highland Kurdish village poisoned in a chemical attack, some say execution is too good for the man who ordered it.

Leniency Plea From Sheikhs

Tribal leaders from Saddam’s home area try traditional mediation methods to win leniency for him.

Reprisal Town Sheds Few Tears

The people of Dijail suffered years of repression and now find little cause to feel sorry that their former president has ended up in court.

Violence Erupts at Pro-Saddam Demo

Protest against the trial descents into violence and looting in Samarra.

Saddam's TV Appearance Brings Popularity Surge

Support for the former dictator appears to strengthen after his self-confident debut in court.

End of the Road for Old Cars

Drivers of battered old taxis see their business swept away by a flood of newly imported vehicles.

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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