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Blood Thicker Than Water

Policing the south is close to impossible as corrupted tribal practices take over.

Council Ponders Tribunal Process

Governing body may have to compromise over structure of proposed war crimes court to satisfy local and international demands.

Spending the Aid Money

New ministry bosses will have to put their own houses in order so as to address huge needs.

Iraqi Revulsion at Car Bombings

Recent spate of devastating suicide attacks turning Iraqis against the resistance.

Drinkers Face Tough Times in New Iraq

In the south of the country, getting hold of a beer or bottle of spirits is a lot harder than it used to be.

Comment: A Kurdish Jerusalem

Kurdish politicians accused of failing to work for reforms that would redress historical injustices in Kirkuk.

Kurd Demos Spark Ethnic Conflict Concerns

Rallies provoke fears of unrest in the ethnically-mixed city of Kirkuk.

Mobile Schools Set up for Marsh Arabs

Plastic buildings offer a novel solution for schooling in the wetlands - but they may remain empty as many parents cannot afford to let children stop work and come to classes.

Unemployment Fuels Crime Wave

Growing criminality takes the shine off improved living standards.

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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