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Too Late for Syrian Dialogue

Many Syrian activists have denounced the Arab League call for talks as effectively a green light for Assad to attempt to crush will of demonstrators.

IWPR Insight

Factors Behind Hamas Release of Israeli Soldier

Interview

Inside the Syrian Uprising

Homs activist describes the hardships and hopes of local protestors.

Move to Reclaim Egypt's Revolution

Protests grow over extension of emergency law and ongoing military rule.

The Sayedat al-Najat Syriac Catholic church in Baghdad. (Photo: Rafy/Wikimedia)

Iraqi Kurds Offer Christians a Sanctuary

They have fled in droves to escape sectarian violence, but now Kurdish politicians are helping some rebuild their lives.

First Person

Egypt: Copts Fear for Future

Tensions grows after violence on October 9 which left 26 people dead and more than 300 injured.

First Person

Syrian Prisoner Speaks of Torture Regime

He tells of months of suffering at the hands of the secret police.

Syrian Rebel Army Calls for No-Fly Zone

Syrian Free Army say intervention would prompt large-scale defections from government forces.

Comment

Talking Intifada in Tehran

Even as they stage pro-Palestinian event, Iranian leaders seem to have lost sense of direction on what to do next.

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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