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In Syria, Even Our Smiles Are Taken Away

A mother longs to answer her children’s questions and give them a home once again.

Syria: Mother of Martyrs

The agony of losing children in war-torn Damascus province.

Getting Married Under Siege in Syria

Celebrations continue despite the harsh conditions and uncertainty.

The Taste of Olive Oil and Thyme in Syria

A flavour from home brings a much-needed moment of comfort.

Syrian Woman Spends Three Months in a Men's Prison

A female activist has no regrets about helping government soldiers defect.

In Syria, Wanting to Study Can Get You Arrested

A young man is seized by government forces while on his way to an exam.

Surgery Under Fire in Aleppo

Activist recalls emergency operation which left her with a “revolutionary scar”.

Death From Above in Aleppo

Night of celebration descends into terror and destruction.

Syria: Forty-Eight Hours in the War Zone

As Douma falls to government forces, an activist seeks for news of her family.

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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