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Rights TV Show Bolsters Iraqi Activists

Activists say IWPR Iraq human rights broadcast has helped raise awareness about abuses among decision-makers and the general public.

Turkish defence minister Vecdi Gonul pays his respect at Baku&amp;amp;amp;#039;s Avenue of Martyrs. (Photo: Jasur Sumerinli)

Azerbaijan Boosts Turkish Defence Ties

Growing relationship signals shift from Russian to western arms purchases.

Confessions of an Al-Qaeda Killer

Hitman for the insurgent group recalls his murderous spree at the height of Iraq’s sectarian violence.

Uncertain future for University of Basra students. The arrival of big oil corporations in the resource-rich province has done little to provide skilled jobs for graduates. (Photo: Ali Abu Iraq)

Graduates Cut Out of Basra Oil Boom

Many struggle to find decent work, despite upsurge in investment and development.

Tehran's Unplugged Internet Plan

Authorities want separate network that looks like internet but is confined and controlled within country.

Baghdadis Despair Over Security

In aftermath of recent attacks, residents say years of frustration about security situation now turning to hopelessness.

The interior of Saddam’s luxury yacht, which arrived in the southern Iraqi port of Basra on November 2 after spending more than two decades in Saudi Arabia, France, Greece and, most recently, the United Arab Emirates. (Photo: Ali Abu Iraq)

Iraq Reclaims Saddam's Yacht

Basrans not sure what to make of return of detested former leader’s plaything.

Iraqis Unmoved by Wikileaks

Release of secret US intelligence reports revealing allegations of numerous abuses barely registers with war-weary population.

Refugee Life No Holiday in Azerbaijan

Years after Karabakh war, Azeri government creates housing for priority groups of refugees, but others will have to wait.

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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