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Digital trails could endanger people receiving humanitarian aid, ICRC and Privacy International find
… Google, Amazon CloudFront, or Amazon S3.56 In Russia, there have been sustained efforts to … In response to domain fronting by Telegram, Russia also blocked nearly 16 million Amazon … 57 Maria Kiselyova and Jack Stubbs, “Russia Starts Blocking Telegram Messenger,” …
ICRC President statement on 150th Anniversary of the St Petersburg Declaration
… it was adopted by military powers convened by Russia to prohibit a new weapon that it had …
African Union: Military Attachés Association briefed on the humanitarian situation in DR Congo
… Brazil, Canada, Finland, Italy, Japan, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, UK, USA) and NATO. How …
From fields of green to fields of rubble in Ghouta
… ago. A child rides a tricycle in Chechnya, Russia. 1995. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Charles L. …
Weapons: Statement of the ICRC to the United Nations, 2018
… it was adopted by military powers convened by Russia for the purpose of prohibiting a new …
Tajikistan: Beyond the folklore, the untold story of modern-day Leilah
… their third baby, Lola's husband left for Russia, promising to return at the time of the …
Capturing and exploring humanity through creative cinema in Bosnia-Herzegovina
… Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Russia, Bulgaria and Denmark. The films …
Enhancing protection in armed conflict through domestic law and policy
… in five languages (Arabic, English, French, Russian and Spanish). III. W ORK SCHEDULE … and discussion Group 1: English, French, Russian Moderator: Ms Mateja Grasek, National … interpreting in Arabic, English, French, Russian and Spanish will be provided …
Remembering the victims of a “forgotten war”
… 2018, the ICRC regional delegation for the Russian Federation, Belarus and Moldova, … with the Federal Archival Agency of the Russian Federation, gathered archivists from … War's end is widely celebrated not only in Russia, but also throughout the world. One of …
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