Keeping Islamic State Out of Georgia

In the Pankisi Gorge, locals call for more action to stop young men going off to fight in Syria.

Syria: Humiliated for a Bag of Bread

Caught while smuggling food past government soldiers.

A woman teaches children drawing in the Saif al-Dawla neighbourhood of Aleppo. (Photo: Baraa al-Halabi)

Syria: Confusion Reigns in Kfar Nabel's School System

In areas outside government control, a patchwork of opposition groups run their own schools.

Armenian Immigrants "Hostage" to Turkish Politics

Talk of deportation highlights vulnerability of migrant workers.

Syria: "Don't Cry, I'm Alive"

A family nearly comes to grief while fleeing no-man’s land in Douma.

Islamic State Dismantles Medical Services in Syrian Region

Under militant rule, doctors flee Deir al-Zor and hospital infrastructure crumbles.

The Peril of Taking Taxis in Raqqa

Simply venturing out onto the streets has become an ordeal for women in Islamic State-controlled city.

Syria: Battling on Two Fronts for the Right to Study

Despite security worries, a young women insists on going to university.

No Mercy Under Fire in Raqqa

A women fleeing an airstrike is confronted by an Islamic State militant.

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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