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Armenia Offers Iranian Tourists Breath of Fresh Air

Close enough to have some things in common, Armenia is rapidly becoming a popular destination for holidaymakers from Iran.

Iran: Khamenei Challenged by Senior Cleric

Ayatollah Dastgheib says Supreme Leader’s powers temporal, not God-given.

Middle East editor and trainer Raed Rafei with members of the Sour (Tyre) reporting team. (Photo: IWPR)

Giving Voice to Young Lebanese

IWPR project boosts youth participation in municipal life with the aim of increasing transparency and good governance.

(Photo: Metrography)

Iraqi Election Coverage

Over 200 journalists participate in workshops - involving practical assignments and classroom instruction - aimed at preparing them for reporting on the country’s elections.

Four Years On, War Still Alive in Lebanese Minds

Adults and children in south Lebanon still suffer the psychological effects of the devastating 2006 conflict.

Local Governments Oppose Baghdad Gas Deals

Provinces angered by energy auctions which officials say may have violated the Iraqi constitution.

Tripoli: Little Reward for Political Loyalty

Residents of poor Tripoli neighbourhoods display election posters despite municipal ban and an apparent lack of political interest in their plight.

Iraq: Aug/Sep ‘10

Joint IWPR-IREX conference highlights the important role information technology could play in the country’s development.

Event Shows How New Media Can Shape Iraqi Democracy

Joint IWPR-IREX conference highlights the important role information technology could play in the country’s development.

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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