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Smoke and Mirrors at Tehran Demonstration

Both government and opposition have learned lessons from the outright confrontation of 2009.

Tehran's Day of Rage

Video shows Iranians rallying in support of regime change in Egypt and at home.

Arab TV's Morality Tales Turned Upside Down

For decades Egyptian soap operas conditioned Arabs to be virtuous and stoic when all around them was corrupt – TV footage of the Egyptian uprising has changed all that.

Modern Veils Reflect Rebellious Spirit

By donning fashionable headscarves, many girls are rebelling against tradition.

IWPR Insight

The Tough Task Facing the Egyptian Military

First Person

What Next in the New Egypt?

After the euphoria of Mubarak's resignation, Egyptians discuss fundamental political and economic reforms.

Fuel Troubles in Iran

Ambitious plan to flood market with synthetic petrol marred by ecological concerns.

First Person

New Dawn for Egypt as Mubarak Resigns

Cairo-based IWPR staffer joins mass celebrations and reflects on what the future may hold.

First Person

Divisions Among Egyptian Protesters

Some want to accept Mukbarak's concessions, while others say they don't go far enough.

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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