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Warring Factions Bring Chaos to Syrian Civilians

Ordinary people say their lives are at risk due to disputes between rival rebel groups.

The launch ceremony for the grants scheme was attended by Libyan government, EU, Deutsche Welle Akademie and IWPR representatives. Tripoli, March 19, 2014. (Photo: IWPR)

Innovative Funding Programme for Libyan Media

IWPR running grants scheme to help media outlets grow and develop.

IWPR Radio Reports Promote Transitional Justice in Syria

Issues include human rights, accountability, reconciliation and refugees.

Syria: Sharia Courts Impose Justice in Rebel-Held Idlib

Rebel factions say they support court but want their own men on it.

Syrians Flee Aleppo for Turkey

Heavy air raids force thousands to flee city to seek refuge across the border.

First Person

Aleppo Under Bombardment

Eyewitness account of life under constant aerial attack.

Syrians in Jordan Struggle to Integrate

Many face hostility from locals due to competition over jobs and other resources.

Azerbaijanis on Both Sides of Syrian Conflict

Religious affiliation – Shia or Sunni – determines which side volunteers take.

ISIS Hunted Down Kfar Nabel Activists

NGO workers and journalists describe life while the militant Islamist group was in town.

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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