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Anil Yilmaz

@anilyilmaz.bsky.social
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Academic @Essex Law School and Essex Human Rights Centre, Honorary Assoc Prof at Warwick Law School, GLOBE Centre, IEL Collectivist and Director of the Essex Business & Human Rights Project. Made in Istanbul. Mom of 2. Migrant & citizen of the 🌎

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SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The lawsuit against telecom giant Telenor is going ahead as opt-out class action📣 That means that if the case were to be successful, all customers whose data was shared would benefit from the awarded damages. We'll continue sharing updates, watch this space. Read more: www.somo.nl/norwegian-co...
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Anil Yilmaz @anilyilmaz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Public service from @business-humanrights.org
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Business and Human Rights Centre @business-humanrights.org · 16/09/2026
1/3 Are you seeking information on remedy for human rights or environmental harms connected to business activities? Our new tool can help you explore options. Explore here ➡️ www.business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/r...
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 25/08/2026
Osman Kavala has spent nearly 9 years behind bars unlawfully. Today, @echr.coe.int called his treatment a flagrant denial of justice, deemed his conviction void, & ordered his immediate release for the third time. The @coe.int should ensure Türkiye complies. Free Osman Kavala.
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European court says the Turkish judiciary has a 'systematic problem' in ruling on philanthropist
The European Court of Human Rights has criticized Turkey’s courts over the imprisonment of philanthropist Osman Kavala
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Anil Yilmaz @anilyilmaz.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
RIP Professor Arday... leilacancode.github.io/everythinggo...
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Anil Yilmaz @anilyilmaz.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Businesses are rarely neutral in conflict settings & some are enablers of international human rights and humanitarian law violations. Despite this knowledge, it's incredibly difficult to hold biz accountable for conflict harms. We cover this in our recent Essex HRC report tinyurl.com/ypstkbcc
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Report: Reparations for conflict-related harms in Ukraine: The crucial role of businesses - Business and Human Rights Centre
Check out this page via the Business and Human Rights Centre
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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🚨New paper Like most things in democracies, achieving climate action in the form of sustainable policy needs a significant amount of political mobilization. We investigate when & where this is more likely to happen across places on the climate frontline: the Global South🧵 📌 osf.io/preprints/so...
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Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
PHRI warning and call to action regarding imminent danger to Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya's Life
Physicians for Human Rights Israel Warns of Imminent Danger to Dr. Hussam Abu
Safiya's Life
Physicians for Human Rights urgently appeals to you to intervene with the Israeli authorities regarding the case of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya in order to ensure that his health and life are saved. This request follows a visit by a lawyer, during which it emerged that his treatment has drastically deteriorated following the legal proceedings calling for his release.
New information provided by Attorney Nasser Odeh, the lawyer representing Dr. Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, following his visit to Dr. Abu Safiya last Thursday, the 2n° of July, at the underground Rakefet facility in Nitzan Prison, indicates a severe deterioration in his condition to the point of tangible and immediate danger to his life.
Following the lawyer visit, Physicians for Human Rights Israel and Attorney Odeh reached out and sent urgent appeals to Israel's Attorney General, the Commissioner of the Israel Prison Service, the Chief Public Defender, and the Chairs of both the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee and Constitution, Law and Justice Committee calling for his immediate transfer from the underground facility where allegations of violence and abuse against detainees have previously been reported, and an urgent judicial visit to assess his condition - before it is too late.
According to Attorney Odeh's affidavit, Dr. Abu Safiya was brought to the meeting shackled by his hands and feet and accompanied by masked prison guards. He bore fresh, severe injuries to his head, around his eyes, and on his ears and neck—to the extent that his lawyer initially struggled to recognize him.
During the visit, Dr. Abu Safiya experienced difficulty breathing and speaking continuously. He appeared extremely weak, struggled to sit upright without falling, and on several occasions seemed on the verge of losing consciousness. Attorney Odeh noted that he appeared frightened, exhibited severe psycholo…We call on the international community, UN bodies, States, diplomatic missions, medical associations, and humanitarian organizations to act without delay by:
• Demanding Dr. Abu Safiya's immediate access to independent medical care and a comprehensive medical examination.
• Calling for immediate independent monitoring of his conditions of detention, including an urgent judicial and international visit to the Rakefet detention facility.
• Calling for the immediate release of Dr. Abu Safiya and all Palestinian healthcare workers arbitrarily detained without charge or due process.
• Pressing Israeli authorities to end all forms of torture, ill-treatment, and arbitrary detention and to ensure his safety and physical integrity.
For further information please contact: intl.adv@phr.org.il
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Prof GS Gilbert @profgsgilbert.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
The Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex still has limited spaces its annual course on international law in armed conflict. Follow the link before 17 July: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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International Law in Armed Conflict | University of Essex | Essex Human Rights Centre
International Law in Armed Conflict Short Course 3-7 August 2026, in-person, University of Essex, Colchester Campus ***Deadline to apply: 17 July*** In today’s rapidly evolving global landscape, unde...
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Völkerrechtsblog @voelkerrechtsblog.org · 26/06/2026
In our ‘Open Letter & Statements’ section we have shared the Open letter on ‘Legal basis for a Regulation prohibiting trade with the unlawful Israeli settlements (Article 207 TFEU)’. voelkerrechtsblog.org/open-letter-...
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Open Letter: Legal basis for a Regulation prohibiting trade with the unlawful Israeli settlements (Article 207 TFEU)
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Ntina Tzouvala @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
If you are an early-career scholar working on international economic law, please consider submitting your abstract by the end of June. This is a terrific and supportive environment and it comes with the potential of publishing with JIEL.
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Ian Tucker @tuckerian.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
NEW from @thenerve.news: USS the academics' pension fund backs the firm helping Trump deport migrants. It has £45m invested in Palantir despite published commitments on human rights investment. Its own members may be able to force a reckoning. THREAD 1/9
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Sherpa @asso-sherpa.org · 30/03/2026
⚖️ Just two weeks to go before the verdict in the trial against Lafarge for financing terrorism is delivered on the 13th of April at the Paris Judicial Court. A look back at a landmark case in the fight for corporate accountability 🧵
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 09/03/2026
Aggression, Plain and Simple: A Response to Shany and Cohen on the Attack on Iran By @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social and @bechamilton.bsky.social www.justsecurity.org/133417/aggre...
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Aggression, Plain and Simple: A Response to Shany and Cohen on the Attack on Iran
Legal academics debate the state of international law and international institutions in light of the US-Israel-Iran War.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 02/02/2026
Our teams across #Gaza received seven patients, including two children, with injuries from Israeli attacks, in just three days, between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2, 2026. Hundreds of people have been killed since the #ceasefire agreement.
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 02/02/2026
Over one million Ukrainians are enduring freezing temperatures with intermittent heat, water, and electricity due to Russia’s attacks on civilian infrastructure. Russia should cease targeting Ukraine’s energy grid and inflicting inhumane conditions on civilians.
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Need to catch up on the huge genocide case about the Rohingya in 2017, also known as Gambia versus Myanmar at the ICJ? Tomorrow we will have a basic summary for you on what each side has been saying and our assessment of the case.
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Anil Yilmaz @anilyilmaz.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
It rings hollow when you selectively invoke the fundamental principles of international law, i.e. when your rights and interests are threatened...
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Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Did you know that the Member of the European Parliament in charge of dismantling the Green Deal is also the lobbyist for companies benefiting from this deregulation? Complaint lodged with @president.europarl.europa.eu cc @ombudsman.europa.eu #CSRD #CSDDD
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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
small and medium enterprises are a big force behind the entrenchment of the political right in many rich countries precisely because of their despise of regulation (see paper below), so fighting climate regulation is materially and ideologically existential for them
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The Politics of Small Business Owners | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
The Politics of Small Business Owners - Volume 55
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lucynoakes1.bsky.social @lucynoakes1.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252: Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email. Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
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Sophie Duroy @sophieduroy.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Since they're not restructuring, they're putting us all at risk because there may be a diminished need for "teaching and research", which are... the university's missions I guess?
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UCU Essex @ucuessex.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
In yet more devastating news, the VC has confirmed her plans to cut 80% of academic staff from Essex Pathways, our foundation year department. This would effectively close down all our existing foundation year programmes through the back door. But it's not a done deal yet. Please share urgently.
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UCU Essex @ucuessex.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
It's official: 400 redundancies and a campus closure. At-risk staff will get a letter next week. Absolutely no serious consideration of any of the union's counterproposals. Please share widely.
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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
“The accused was not only giving orders…but was personally involved in the beatings & later was physically present & giving orders for the execution of those detained.” 🚨‼️🚨‼️ The first senior perpetrator of atrocities in Darfur is convicted at the ICC! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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ICC convicts former Sudan militia leader for war crimes in Darfur
Janjaweed commander Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman, known as Ali Kushayb, found guilty over atrocities
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Dr Benjamin Thorne @benjaminthorne.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
The ICC's OTP strategic goal to be a world leader in accountability technologies currently feels V distant with the OTP now having to print out hard copies of files in fear that they won't be able to access their tech & IT systems if/when the court itself is sanctioned #ICC - tinyurl.com/2fda8dua
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ICC staff print files and prepare for blackout as US sanctions loom
International Criminal Court fears work under threat because of dependence on American IT systems
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Peter Lundberg @peterlundberg.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Sweden and RWI Launch Pilot Programme to Strengthen Türkiye’s Green and Just Transition rwi.lu.se/news/press-r...
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Press Release: Sweden and RWI Launch Pilot Programme to Strengthen Türkiye’s Green and Just Transition - The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Lund, 25 September 2025 - The Government of Sweden, represented by the Swedish Embassy in Ankara, and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI), signed a new cooperatio...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 25/09/2025
Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians
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Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians
Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project * Middle East crisis – live updates Microsoft has terminated the Israeli military’s access to technology it used to operate a powerful surveillance system that collected millions of Palestinian civilian phone calls made each day in Gaza and the West Bank, the Guardian can reveal. Microsoft told Israeli officials late last week that Unit 8200, the military’s elite spy agency, had violated the company’s terms of service by storing the vast trove of surveillance data in its Azure cloud platform, sources familiar with the situation said. Continue reading...
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Greenpeace EU @greenpeace.eu · 23/09/2025
Fossil fuel companies try to tie environmental campaigners and protesters up in lengthy legal battles to waste their time and money – and scare them away from criticising the rich and powerful Wonderful from @seanburkeshow.bsky.social #TimeToResist
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IISD Economies @economies.iisd.org · 04/09/2025
⚖️ Investment Treaty News Special Edition: The Tribunal! Andrea Shemberg on the gap between international investment arbitration and the lived realities of communities. Read about the devastating impact of #ISDS on local communities in 🇪🇨's Intag region 🔗 www.iisd.org/itn/2025/09/...
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ECCHR - European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights @ecchr.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
On 3 Sep, the 1st hearing of a climate lawsuit brought by four residents of Pari island against the Swiss cement company Holcim will take place. Holcim is one of the largest contributors to climate change, which is having a dire impact on the plaintiffs. callforclimatejustice.org/en/the-case/...
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ECCHR - European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights @ecchr.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
"More than two years after four residents of Pari filed suit against the world's largest cement firm [Holcim], two of them have travelled to Switzerland to take part in a preliminary hearing in the landmark case." The hearing will take place on Wednesday in Zug, where the firm is headquartered.
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Indonesian islanders taking Swiss concrete giant to court over climate
Residents of the tiny Indonesian island of Pari, threatened with disappearance by rising sea levels driven by climate change, have come to Switzerland to demand compensation from cement giant Holcim.
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Alistair Keepe @alistairkeepe.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
2025 is a record-breaking year for claims filed by fossil fuel and mining firms against democratic policies – marking a grim milestone in a surge of polluting industries seeking compensation for lost profits via a secretive tribunal. For @ftm.eu with contributions by ao @anilyilmaz.bsky.social
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Record number of corporate lawsuits target climate action in controversial tribunal
Behind closed doors in Washington, D.C., fossil fuel and mining companies are suing governments over lost profits. Follow the Money has analysed how a system built to protect foreign investors poses a...
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Itamar Mann @itamann.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
1/ Today we launched one of two first reports by Israeli organisations, calling out the genocide in Gaza. The other report was published by B'tselem. Our own report, by Physicians for Human Rights–Israel, focuses on the systematic destruction of health system.
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Itamar Mann @itamann.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
9/ The full legal opinion—Destruction of Conditions of Life: A Health Analysis of the Gaza Genocide—is available here: www.phr.org.il/genocide-in-...
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ג'נוסייד בעזה | רופאים לזכויות אדם
ב-13 באוקטובר 2023, הורה הצבא הישראלי על פינוי 22 בתי חולים בעיר עזה ובצפון רצועת […] עוד >
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Itamar Mann @itamann.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
8/ With the destruction of an entire medical system and a generation of medical professionals, this genocide will continue to kill its victims for years to come, some of whom will be normal patients who will simply not be able to get the treatment they need.
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Anil Yilmaz @anilyilmaz.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
The 2nd webinar of our series "Illegal occupation, genocide, and business - reflections on the case of Palestine" is on 28 July, with reflections from @irenepietropaoli.bsky.social @chiaramacchi.bsky.social Francesca Albanese, Dr Michelle Staggs Kelsall, Dr Mark Taylor, and Andressa Soares. Reg 👇🏻👇🏻
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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
“There are no words in the face of the disaster we are in. Kids are dying before the world ... There is no uglier and more horrible phase than this”
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 04/07/2025
Breaking news: Boston Consulting Group modelled the costs of 'relocating' Palestinians from Gaza and entered into a multimillion-dollar contract to help launch a new aid scheme for the shattered enclave on.ft.com/3TrfEpn
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Tom Dannenbaum @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
After 1 month of the indefensible GHF system, which has been both woefully inadequate & characterized by numerous mass shootings of starving civilians seeking aid, ….. Israel is reportedly reverting to blocking all aid while reassessing its plan. Appalling. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
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Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) @uon-hrlc.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
We were delighted to host an event today exploring the interactions of the EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence with the human rights & environmental dimensions of business & commerce. Huge thanks to our speakers - Surya Deva, Anil Yilmaz, Miriam Saage-Maaß & Robert McCorquodale.
Image of speakers at the HRLC event on the Broader Implications of the EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence on Business Respect for Human Rights.
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Andrew Stroehlein @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Ukraine attacks military bases in Russia, destroying long-range bombers. Russia responds by attacking cities, killing civilians. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Russia mounts deadly barrage on Kyiv after vowing revenge for Ukraine attack on bomber fleet
Four killed and 20 wounded as missiles and drones target Ukrainian capital
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 05/06/2025
Our medical staff are donating their own blood to provide life-saving treatment for patients in #Gaza. Patients that were gunned down while trying to get food. Food for their families. Food to live. We need an immediate #ceasefire, now.
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Florian G. Kern @floriangkern.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
We are still accepting applications for our fully funded Writing Workshop on International Politics in Africa, focused on scholars based in Africa (held in Nairobi in 2026). Feel free to apply or forward to your networks!
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Natalie Sedacca @nataliesedacca.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
The letter now has over 1000 signatories and counting lawyersletter.uk with a great range of press coverage, including in Israel e.g. www.timesofisrael.com/800-british-... Final deadline for signatures is today (Saturday) at 10pm
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UK Judges’ and Lawyers’ Open Letter Concerning the Occupied Palestinian Territory - May 2025 - UK lawyers’ open letter concerning Gaza
Download the full letter and Legal Memorandum | View signatories London26 May 2025 We are lawyers, legal academics and former judges who are UK-based or qualified.  We write owing to our deep concern ...
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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
For years, I worked on & studied the war in n. Uganda, where the Lord's Resistance Army would steal children and force them into becoming child soldiers. It was cruel, sadistic, & criminal. And so is Russia's theft of Ukrainian boys to fight against Ukraine. It must be investigated and prosecuted.
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BirGün Gazetesi @birgun.net · 29/05/2025
"Yaylada RES istemiyoruz" Ordu Mesudiye’deki Beyseki Mahallesi sınırlarında yapılması planlanan RES projesi kapsamında yol çalışmaları yeniden başladı. Halk, ‘‘Çalışmalar durdurulmalı’’ dedi www.birgun.net/haber/yaylad...
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Yaylada RES istemiyoruz
Ordu Mesudiye’deki Beyseki Mahallesi sınırlarında yapılması planlanan RES projesi kapsamında yol çalışmaları yeniden başladı. Halk, ‘‘Çalışmalar durdurulmalı’’ dedi.
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Mat Honan ✅ @mathonan.com · 20/05/2025
After months of reporting and research, I’m really excited and proud to publish this series on AI and energy. It’s a deep look at AI’s energy requirements, where that energy mix comes from, and its carbon debt. www.technologyreview.com/supertopic/a...
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Power Hungry
An unprecedented look at the state of AI’s energy and resource usage, where it is now, where it is headed in the years to come, and why we have to get it right.
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Anil Yilmaz @anilyilmaz.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Read the full letter. Read it so that you cannot ignore the gravity of the atrocities commited by the Israeli State in Gaza. knowing&acknowledging is a small act of solidarity. Contact your MP if you are a UK resident to demand action. The letter demands concrete actions the UK should implement.
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