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Arab States Desert Syrian Leader

Former friends supporters distance themselves as unrest continues in Syria.

Iraqi Officials Urged to Exhume Anfal-Era Graves

Authorities have begun excavating one site where some 300 victims are buried, but say they lack the resources to start work on six others.

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Bahrain Politician Warns of Civil War

Exiled member of Al-Wefaq party speaks of growing sectarianism amongst Sunni and Shia.

Will Al-Qaeda Still Pose Threat in Wake of Arab Spring?

Extremist group sidelined and isolated by uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa – but things could change.

The protest tent in the Druze village of Hurfeish. (Photo: Michal Levertov)

Israeli Arabs Join Social Protest

Growing wave of opposition to high living costs begins to draw support from Arab citizens.

Egypt: Tale of Two Media

Both state and independent outlets come to terms with new realities in post-revolution Egypt.

Iraq: Jun/Jul '11

IWPR workshop seeks to improve knowledge of rights legislation and related subjects amongst influential groups.

Raising Awareness of Rights Issues in Iraq

IWPR workshop seeks to improve knowledge of rights legislation and related subjects amongst influential groups.

Hundreds people are reported to have died in Hama during the Syrian army onslaught. (Photo: Bernard Gagnon/Wikimedia)

Hama Residents Plan to Renew Protests

Now the army has withdrawn, they say they will revive their anti-government protests.

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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