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Volunteer searching in Sonoran desert

01/03/2024 GMT

Searching for missing migrants

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The volunteers looking for migrants missing in the Sonoran Desert

The Eagles of the Desert are a group of Mexican and American volunteers who look for migrants who've gone missing while crossing the Sonoran Desert.

The Eagles of the Desert are a group of volunteers who look for migrants who've been reported missing while crossing the hazardous Sonoran Desert from Mexico into the United States.  BBC Mundo reporter Valentina Oropeza and cameraman Jose Maria Rodero joined them on a search, and they share their experience of the desert and the work of the volunteers.  

Policing Uzbekistan's schools 
Last month, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan told the National Guard to go into schools to tackle truancy. It's a big topic on social media, with some parents upset about the discipline being imposed by the guards. BBC Uzbek's Ibrat Safo has been following developments.

Being Hindu in India  
Identity is an important issue in India’s upcoming elections, and for much of the population, it’s deeply embedded in Hinduism. In a series of interviews across the country, BBC Delhi’s Divya Arya explores the many different ways of being Hindu, including an episode on Dalits, who are at the bottom of the religious caste ladder and have historically experienced inequality and oppression.

Cuba and South Korea 
South Korea has restored diplomatic relations with Cuba, a longstanding ally of North Korea, after 65 years.  BBC Korean's Yuna Ku and BBC Mundo's Atahualpa Amerise explain the history and context of the surprise announcement, and what it might mean.

(Photo: Volunteer searching in Sonoran desert. Credit: BBC)

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