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Kjell Anderson

@kjellanderson.bsky.social
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Law professor @umanitoba studying genocide, global justice, and how societies confront mass violence. Helping human rights stories resonate. 🔗 Bio & books linktr.ee/kjellanderson

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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 4h
Anwar Ibrahim is welcoming a genocidaire with open arms and is smearing the international reputation of Malaysia in the process. This is a man who led a genocide, who overthrew a democratically elected government, and who has dragged Myanmar into a catastrophic civil war.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
According to Leonie von Braun, the ICC’s lead investigator on the Joseph Kony case, Kony is alive and still leading the LRA, although, "given his age, we might infer that he is not on the front lines in terms of operations".
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On the run for 20 years, Ugandan warlord Kony still 'active' within the Lord's Resistance Army
In recent months, the eastern Central African Republic has been hit by several attacks attributed to the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a Ugandan militia infamous for its massacres and mass abductions…
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Reviewing copyedits on my manuscript for The Dilemma of Dominic Ongwen. I have around 10,000 edits to review, but the vast majority are related to the press' style. Detailed work, but I do appreciate a close copyedit, which I know ultimately makes the book better.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Doing something a bit different and writing a short piece about a dream/nightmare I had while interviewing Rwandan genocide perpetrators in 2008. It's for a symposium on Alex Hinton and Antonius Robbens' book Perpetrators: Encountering Humanity's Dark Side.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The fox supervising the return of the hens. Beyond the fact that the Tatmadaw/ Government of Myanmar has committed horrific atrocities against the Rohingya, it has no ability to guarantee their safety in a state it does not control.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The slaughter of civilians is never justifiable. On October 7 Hamas deliberately targeted Israeli civilians (among others) in a widespread and systematic attack constituting crimes against humanity. Our humanity must not be bound by political ideology or community identity.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The documentary "Killing Anna" explores ugur_umit_ungor (on X) and Annsar Shahoud's research on the Tadamon massacre in #Syria. It's being broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK next week.
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Kijk de documentaire 'Killing Anna' op npodoc.nl
Deze documentaire laat zien hoe een vrouw alles riskeert om een van de meest meedogenloze regimes ter wereld te ontmaskeren.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
💯far-right politicians like Bolsonaro are all about moneyed interests. They are against human rights, against democracy, against a justice system that applies to everyone. They are against the people.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I need surgery (or surgeries) for something that isn't a significant hindrance, but that could become serious. I will have to wait for 6-12 months just for a consultation. Our system cannot sustain drastic cuts to healthcare spending from the Carney gov't.
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Health minister warns $1.2 billion in annual federal funding set to expire in March
Manitoba’s health minister is warning of possible cuts to health care with $1.2 billion in annual funding from Ottawa set to expire next year.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Israel lobby is engaged in the same criminalization of Palestinian advocacy in Canada, banning protests near Jewish institutions, even when they engage in illegal sales of occupied territory, and enshrining in govt. policy that calling Israel racist/colonial is antisemitic.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Haven't seen Naza yet but it's shaping up to be a classic in perpetrator studies alongside films like The Act of Killing.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A fantastic piece from guardian (on X) showing the Arakan Army's genocidal campaign against the #Rohingya in Rakhine #Myanmar. #genocide
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Brazil votes in days. Bolsonaro is an existential threat to Brazil’s democracy, would turn the country into an American colony, and would gut core human rights work - including land demarcation and justice for Indigenous peoples.
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Lula, Bolsonaro, and Trump: The election for Brazil’s future
Flávio Bolsonaro’s Washington-aligned programme amounts to a subordinate economy confined to the US sphere of influence
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
After a three decade long de facto moratorium on the death penalty, #Algeria is proposing to expand the death penalty to a range of new offences, including arson and "inciting arson". A huge step backwards if it passes. #humanrights
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
West Papua is rarely spoken about in international fora. We must not forget the struggle of West Papuans. Extrajudicial killings, torture, arbitrary detention, and the denial of West Papuans' rights to self-determination through Indonesia's extractive colonial occupation.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Imagine an op-ed titled "Sharia Law Tells Us How to Deal with Poilievre." In his piece, Goldstein invokes biblical judgment against Avi Lewis, compares him to torturers, and labels him a "moser" - a traitor subject to death under rabbinical law. Unacceptable rhetoric.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They aren't "migrants", they're refugees. Make no mistake about it, the Malaysian gov't is doing this with full knowledge of the risks they face, not only violating non-refoulement but potentially making Malaysia complicit in serious rights violations.
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Malaysia starts sending Myanmar migrants home
Around 1,500 nationals will be repatriated today, the first group of about 5,000 that have reportedly agreed to return to Myanmar.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
‘Viscerally dedicated to social issues’: behind Lula’s drive to win final term in Brazil’s crunch election www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/…
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‘Viscerally dedicated to social issues’: behind Lula’s drive to win final term in Brazil’s crunch election
Longtime friend tells of president’s obsession with social justice and fears for country’s future under another Bolsonaro presidency
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Incredibly busy term. Today I submitted revisions on the English edition of our graphic novel on the Yezidi genocide, and on Friday I’ll receive copyedits for my book The Dilemma of Dominic Ongwen. Two major projects, each with a two‑week turnaround, on top of teaching.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There can be absolutely no justification for this.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Missy Magazine - a German feminist magazine - has written a short review of Gib Nicht Auf! They write "with great courage, Jilan recounts the traumatic events of her forced marriage...
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Literatur- und Comictipps 05/26 - Missy Magazine
Unsere aktuellen Leseempfehlungen.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Naoero is 💯 a state purchased by Israel. Israel has invested in small island states to sway them to recognizing Jerusalem as the capital, vote in Israel's favour at the UN, and denounce the ICC.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Naza trailer includes an IDF account of killing 500 civilians to hit a single combatant — an obscene violation of proportionality under #IHL. #Israel #Gaza www.youtube.com/watch?v=40KW6knYMo4…
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NAZA - Exclusive Trailer
Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in deta...
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Twitter/X is astonishingly lax about violent threats. I report them often - against me and others - and they’re almost never violations. The latest was someone saying a conservative public figure “better run faster than a bullet.” Still no violation.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
German public broadcaster Deutschlandfunk interviewed Birgit Weyhe about Gib Nicht Auf! — our graphic novel on Jilan’s story as a survivor of the Yezidi genocide, and the collaborative, survivor‑centred process behind it.
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Comic "Gib nicht auf!" - Birgit Weyhe illustriert die Verfolgung einer Jesidin
Startseite / Corso / Comic "Gib nicht auf! "- Birgit Weyhe illustriert die Verfolgung einer
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As a Brazilian friend reminded me, there's an election in a few days. I can't vote, but that doesn't mean I'm neutral. Putting another Bolsonaro in power would be a disaster. #Brasil2026 #Brazil #Brasil
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Jason Kenney thinks it's "militant leftism" for Canada to comply with its legal obligations under the Rome Statute. Canadian conservatives' vision for "law and order" seems to be all about punishing poor people and not at all about human rights.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This would be wonderful. www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-can…
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Carney wants Canada to join Europe's Erasmus+ program. What is it? | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney pitched Canada's involvement in Europe's flagship exchange program while speaking to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Yes - it's often a matter of patience. Justice moves slowly. But even leaders who seem like they are untouchable become vulnerable when circumstances change.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Book release day for Gib Nicht Auf! A graphic novel telling Jilan's story - a Yezidi Genocide survivor. I'm proud to have contributed to this novel, which was co-created by Jilan and Birgit Weyhe as part of the Survivor Centred Visual Narratives project.
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144 likes, 2 comments - avant_verlag on September 13, 2026: "Nächste Woche erscheint die Graphic Novel „Gib nicht auf!“ von Birgit Weyhe und Jilan! Jilan wird als junge Ezidin während des Überfalls des sogenannten Islamischen Staates auf die Region Shingal gefangen genommen und zwangsverheiratet. Gemeinsam mit Weyhe erzählt Jilan zum ersten Mal öffentlich ihre Geschichte: von der Todesangst während ihrer Gefangenschaft, von Gewalt und Entrechtung, von ihrer Flucht, dem Umgang mit dem Trauma und den ersten Schritten in ein neues, selbstbestimmtes Leben in Deutschland. „Gib nicht auf!“ entstand im Rahmen des internationalen Projekts „Survior-Centred Visual Narratives“ der Universität Victoria in Kanada. #avantverlag #graphicnovel #biritweyhe #gibnichtauf".
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I was saddened to hear of the recent passing of Rose Lipszyc, who was the co-creator of a graphic novel telling her life story - The Two Roses - for the Survivor Centred Visual Narratives project. May her memory be a blessing. utpdistribution.com/9781487559199/t…
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Two Roses
In October 1942, thirteen-year-old Rózia Handelsman (Rose Lipszyc) manages to escape certain death as her family is being deported from their home near Lubl...
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Former Philippines leader Duterte appears before #ICC judges for first time www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/…
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Former Philippines leader Duterte due in ICC courtroom to assess if fit for murder trial
Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte is expected to appear in public for the first time on Wednesday ​since being transferred to the International Criminal Court 18 months ago ​to face murder charges related to his war on drugs.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I don't use the word "evil" often, but this is evil.
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Sen. Roger Marshall sued more than 700 Kansas patients for unpaid bills: New York Times
The analysis, written by investigative health care reporter for the Times, Sarah Kliff, details eight people’s accounts after being sued by Marshall between 2003 and 2015.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We are hiring a tenure track assistant professor position in Environment and the Law. The successful candidate will be nominated as a Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader. * Only applicants who currently reside outside of Canada are eligible. * lnkd.in/p/gTztGBrX
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Assistant Professor - Environment & the Law (Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader) | Richard Jochelson
Colleagues, if you are eligible or know of someone working and residing outside of Canada, please consider joining University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law as an Emerging Leader, tenure track, under the Eddie Goldenberg program, designed to bring talent to Canada. We have already landed the Eddie Goldenberg Chair, so why not be the next wave of the future. You belong in Canada! You can find the advertisement here- https://lnkd.in/gzDU8WEe We invite applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Environment & the Law, to be nominated as a Canada Impact+ Emerging Leader in Environment, Climate Resilience, and the Arctic and the Law. And…afford that house you admired. The position is aimed at an internationally based early-career scholar developing an ambitious research program in areas such as environmental and climate law, Indigenous rights and legal orders, human rights, sustainable development, Arctic and northern governance, environmental justice, trade and investment, and comm
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Myanmar is absolutely not a safe place for Rohingya and any repatriation under current conditions would violate fundamental norms of international law, namely non-refoulement.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is a good question. One might also ask why the University of Toronto has made itself into a bastion of Islamophobic racism. There is a clear pattern here from attacks on academic freedom to repeated platforming of hate speech against Muslims.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The damage Trump is doing to American power and influence is irreversible. But it's for the best - a unipolar, superpower led world is a world that is unable to effectively build shared institutions for the common good. youtu.be/ZnpWJRwzIUg?si=B5ECBNJrlOD…
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Ben Rhodes: 'Donald Trump has wrecked the American-led international order'
With Canada pushing away from America, former Obama advisor Ben Rho...
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Kees Ribbens @histk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A forthcoming graphic novel worthy of your attention! www.avant-verlag.de/comics/gib-n...
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Gib nicht auf!
WIE EINE JUNGE EZIDIN DEN VÖLKERMORD ÜBERLEBT Text: Birgit Weyhe & Jilan Zeichnungen: Birgit Weyhe Herausgegeben von Kjell Anderson, Leyla Ferman und Charlotte Schallié Veröffentlichung: September...
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Former Kosovo president Thaci sentenced to 25 years for war crimes www.reuters.com/world/kosovo-ex-pre…
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Kosovo ex-president Thaci faces war crimes verdict in The Hague
The Kosovo war crimes tribunal on Wednesday will deliver its judgement in the case of former president Hashim Thaci and several wartime commanders accused of murder and torture ​during the territory's violent break from Serbia in the 1990s.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A reminder that Kanye West who has publicly said "Heil Hitler" is playing the same stadiums Macklemore was banned from for saying Palestinians should be free.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Doing what's right is easy when there's no cost. Ed Sheeran has shown us who he really is.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
There are now more professors over age 69 than under 35. This is a problem, but part of that is the absurd escalation in credentials required to get permanent academic jobs (also labour market driven).
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Globe editorial: The grey (time) zone of academia
The growing cohort of aging professors is raising intergenerational tensions on campuses
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
First day of classes tomorrow, beginning with International Criminal Justice
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Carney is imperfect, but shifting Canada away from the United States and towards Europe makes a lot of sense. But Europe desperately need more courage and vision, as Pawel Zirka notes: youtu.be/L1-fwJktaRI?si=5k26fF3_nyT…
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Europeans Desperately Want What Mark Carney is Selling
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Getting ready for another year in the Master of Human Rights & JD programs. I love my students and love teaching—even when they just tolerate me😄. This shot is from our Human Rights Tour, a land‑based learning activity Javier Torres and I created to ground human rights in place.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Britain stole the "Elgin marbles" (like they stole so many other artistic pieces and artefacts) and they should give them back. www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/09/08/…
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Greece rejects Parthenon marbles loan request from Frankfurt due to British Museum involvement, reports say
The British Museum has agreed to loan two marble fragments to the Liebieghaus exhibition, which recreates the east pediment of the temple for the first time
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is so incredibly ugly. What an absolute garbage person Trump is. Good Americans have to fight this - you'll be living with the consequences for years to come.
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Solidarity with the disgruntled lesbians ✊
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Kjell Anderson @kjellanderson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Slightly belated, but Happy Nagar Kirtan to Winnipeg's Sikh community! Always wonderful to see so many people in good spirits. The real ones know and respect Sikhs for their commitment to truth and social justice. They've made a tremendous contribution to Canada.
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