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Raja Abdulrahim
2025-11-21 06:00:19
Syria
Human Rights and Human Rights Violations

After Syria’s 14-Year Civil War, a Search for Victims Leads to Mass Graves

More than 100,000 people disappeared during the 13-year civil war. To bring closure to some of their families, the new government faces the challenging task of exhuming remains from scores of burial sites.

Jack Nicas And Marian Carrasquero
2025-11-02 12:00:08
Mexico
Cemeteries

To Celebrate Day of the Dead, One Mexican Town Digs Up Its Dead

Pomuch, Mexico, is one of the last places where residents clean their relatives’ bones. Now they are grappling with a new challenge: tourists.

Aimee Ortiz
2025-10-10 21:01:42
United States
Cemeteries

Ancient Roman Gravestone Found in New Orleans Backyard Touches Off a Mystery

Nobody knew how a nearly 2,000-year-old grave marker landed in a backyard for decades — until this week.

Jonathan Wolfe
2025-08-05 18:01:28
United States
Frauds and Swindling

Owner of Funeral Home With Nearly 200 Decaying Bodies Admits to Fraud

Prosecutors say the couple who ran the funeral home cheated customers of cremation services and spent the money on vacations and jewelry.

Clyde Mcgrady
2025-07-29 12:01:24
United States
Cemeteries

Class and Identity in Hilton Head: The Gullah v. Wealthy Landowners

A legal fight over access to burial grounds has pitted the Gullah Geechee against wealthy landowners around Hilton Head Island.

Amelia Nierenberg
2025-07-14 18:00:11
United States
Ireland

Excavation of Children’s Remains Begins at Irish Home for Unwed Mothers

Experts are searching for the remains of hundreds of children who died at the institution run by Catholic nuns until 1961, including bodies disposed of in septic tanks.