Show All

Volunteers Train for 'Martyrdom'

A group calling itself the Iraqi Resistance invites IWPR to witness suicide bombing exercises.

Race Craze Grips Capital

Baghdadis take a break from daily troubles at weekly car races on outskirts of city.

Spicy Chart Hit Stirs Passions

Erotic song brings delight and scandal to country starved of frivolity and fun.

Sheikh Guarantees Sought for Jail Releases

American military hopes to end the insurgency by turning to Iraqi tribal traditions.

Ramadis Pledge to Drive Out US Troops

Citizens of town in central Iraq take pride in their resistance to American-led occupation.

Iraq: Quelling Sunni Arab Militancy

While the rest of Iraq tries to move on, the Sunni Arabs seem unable to find alternatives to fighting.

Cleric's Death Sparks Broader Shia Worries

Najaf bombing highlights lack of security and concerns about sectarian violence.

Iraqi Cabinet Gets Mixed Reviews

Many believe emerging political structure will ensure freedom and growth, while hardliners dismiss it.

New Lessons for New Era

Education system is being overhauled with Ba'ath party ideology replaced by big emphasis on human rights.

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.

FOCUS

IWPR Women’s Prize for Journalism

IWPR’s inaugural award for outstanding journalism recognises the work of our network of women reporters worldwide. Working in often challenging environments, these journalists face additional threats such as harassment, gender-based violence and systemic misogyny.

Connect with us

VIDEOS: Turkey-Syria earthquake aftermath