Iraqi Human Rights Facebook Page Launched

Arabic-language initiative aims to link activists across the country.

Syria Activist Fears Family Targeted

Exiled opposition figure based in Washington tells of harassment and arrest of relatives back home.

Israelis Divided Over Arab Spring

Amid growing tensions with Egypt, leaders and peace activists at odds over implications of uprisings for country’s security.

Amir al-Shimmari spent 22 years entombed underground. (Photo: Emad al-Shara)

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Iraqi Dissident Recalls Two Decades in Hiding

Despite trying to lead a normal life since 2003, Amir al-Shimmari remains scarred by years secluded in a cell he built himself.

Anger at End of Mubarak Trial Broadcasts

Others argue that there are more pressing issues than showing trial live on TV.

Sanctions Stepped Up on Syria

Still unclear whether new measures will deal critical blow to regime.

Tunisia's Crowded Media Scene

Voters finding it hard to pick which party to vote amid deluge of information from media.

Gaddafi-Era Figures Must Go in Libya

Old regime needs to be rooted out in order for new Libya to emerge, activist says.

Asaib Ahl al-Haq shows off some of its weapons. (Photo: IWPR)

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US Troops Face New Threat From Iraqi Shia Militia

A Shia militia in Iraq has stepped up its attacks on United States troops, warning them to withdraw by the end of December or face an escalation in violence.

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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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