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Hard Times for Iraqis Fleeing Unrest Elsewhere

People returning from other Arab countries say they are excluded from government assistance programme.

Syrian Kurds Seek Autonomy

Hopes that uprising will lead to better future for Kurdish minority.

Political banners at a protest in Tunis. The upper one says “I’m Muslim, I’m Tunisian, I’m against Ennahda”, while the one below says “We won’t accept a second RCD” – a reference to ousted President Ben Ali’s ruling party. (Photo: Fouad Hamdan)

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Tunisian Progress to Democracy Unstoppable

Despite many obstacles, prospects for reforms still look good.

Anger at Slow Pace of Tunisian Trials

Demonstrations as former regime figures appear to escape justice.

Double Festivities for Libyan Diaspora

Exiles prepare to go back to visit family and help rebuild country.

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Syria Becomes Focus of Iranian-Turkish Rivalry

As unrest continues across the Arab world, regional players Turkey and Iran are seeking a greater role in the region.

Tripoli Hospitals in Dire Need

Basic medical supplies needed as fight for control of Libyan capital continues.

Gaddafi Remix Video Catches Mood in Arab World

Tripoli residents celebrate with “Zenga Zenga” song from viral web clip.

Euphoria as Rebel Forces Reach Tripoli

Libyan activist prepares to go home as regime is poised to fall.

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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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