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Cyber Security: Internet Access in Public Places

Short animated film from CyberArabs.

Nefta, an oasis town close to Tunisia's western border with Algeria. (Photo: Tico/Wikimedia Commons)

Smuggling Flourishes in Tunisia

Customs service lacks the manpower, vehicles and helicopters it would need to stem the flow of consumer goods, arms and drugs.

Hanadi Zahlout receives the Human Rights Defender Award from Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns, November 15, 2013. (Photo: US State Department)

Prestigious Award for Syrian Activist Hanadi Zahlout

"A powerful symbol of both what is possible and what is necessary for Syria’s future."

Kazak Authorities Seek Return of Syria Fighters

Footage appearing to show Kazaks with hard-line Islamist rebels causes shockwaves back home.

Drugs to Suit All Tastes in Tunisia

Homegrown marijuana on the illicit market alongside narcotics imported by trafficking networks.

Syrian Christian Village Debates Taking up Arms

Caught between rebel and government forces, villagers fear attack from either.

Iraq: Waiting for Salvation Day

Continuing conflict keeps many focused on emigration.

Kurds vs. Islamists and FSA in Syrian Town

Free Syrian Army units join jihadi groups in power-struggle with Kurdish militia.

Syria: Accidental Shootings Common in Qamishli

Proliferation of firearms in private hands leads to family tragedies.

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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