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Saudis Stymied by Fear

Desire for change is there, but state control is too great.

First Person

Diaspora Keen to Play Role in New Egypt

Those living abroad say they want to contribute to building a progressive, democratic society.

Interview

Controversy Over Syria Opposition Gathering

Middle East expert Rime Allaf looks at the implications of an unprecedented meeting of activists in Damascus.

Editorial Comment

Passport Misery Highlights Iraqi Women's Plight

Female IWPR journalist planning to go abroad experiences extent of gender inequality in her country.

IWPR Insight

Revolution Bypasses Upper Egypt

Tahrir Square has been the site of demonstrations by various groups for months. (Photo: IWPR)

IWPR Postcard

The Changing Face of Tahrir Square

The square has witnessed much of the country’s turbulent history.

Iraqi bloggers believe they are under threat. (Photo: IWPR)

New Union Aims to Protect Iraqi Bloggers

Increasing intimidation prompts internet activists to join forces.

Syrian Opposition Demands Harden

They say there can be no negotiation with president after recent developments.

Moroccan Reforms Seen as Cup Half-Empty

King’s vision of top-down democratic reform fails to impress grassroots protest movement.

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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