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Can Syrian Opposition Unite?

Questions raised about landmark council’s ability to bring together activists inside and outside the country.

IWPR Insight

Lebanon's Take on Syria Conflict

Protesters in Sana'a earlier this year. (Photo: Magnus Mansk/WikiCommons)

First Person

Yemeni Conflict: Dangers of an Escalation

If the opposition pursues an armed against the regime, the country might not survive.

A panoramic view of the city of Jerusalem. (Photo: Berthold Werner/Wikicommons)

First Person

An Egyptian Amongst Israelis

Egyptian living in Jerusalem offers an intriguing take on Israeli society and the Palestinians.

Sana’a bracing itself for further violence.(Photo:Shoestring/Wikicommons)

Yemen: Saleh Return Prompts Fears of More Bloodshed

President arrives at the end of a week in which scores of protesters have been reportedly killed by security forces.

IWPR Insight

Palestinians Seek UN Independence Vote

The Palestinians are taking their demand for recognition as an independent state to the United Nations this week.

IWPR Postcard

London: Bahrainis Keep Protest Flag Flying

They may be few, but protesters outside Bahraini embassy say their presence is vital.

Tunisia: Police Fury at Premier's Salvo

Officers protest over prime minister’s criticism and threat to close their unions.

IWPR Iraq Facebook page: Iraq Human Rights Media Links.

Iraqi Human Rights Facebook Page Launched

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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