#warzones — Public Fediverse posts

Since #Trump is starting to declare US cities as #WarZones , does that mean they are considered #battlefields from a legal perspective?

With that in mind, if they’re actually battlefields, it’s no longer legal for them to use #teargas on the population.

The distinction between battlefield and domestic use:

Battlefield Use: Both the 1925 Geneva Protocol and the 1993 #Chemical #Weapons Convention (CWC) prohibit the use of tear gas as a method of #warfare in armed conflicts.
#maga #farright

An aerial view of the #LAfires: Neighborhoods torched, communities look like #warzones

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/01/10/aerial-view-wildfires-palisades-la-fires-helicopter/77604040007/

Why are so many Indians being forced to work in war zones? | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/indians-russian-army-israel-gaza-war-b2507867.html

#Indians
#India
#WarZones

Resources for #Journalists
#Protection of journalists in #WarZones

https://safety.rsf.org/appendix-i-protection-of-journalists-in-war-zones/

#Israel #Hamas #Gaza #war #Terrorism #WarCrimes #NonCombatants #LawsOfWar #HumanitarianCrisis #InternationalHumanitarianLaw #MiddleEast #geopolitics

@TonyStark @fsinn School children learning triage is nothing according to #gop compared to the #trauma of schoolchildren forced to wear masks during a #pandemic.

#schoolshootings #republicans #GunViolenceCrisis #NRAownsGOP #putinsGOP #charleskoch #billionairesUSA #america #warzones #ChildrensRights #safety

Migrant boat breaks apart off Italy; dozens dead, 80 survive

https://apnews.com/article/789562253af9aca2c201207c877c5b5f.

#migrants #RefugeeCrisis #refugees #warzones #desperation #syria #afghan #warcrimes #taliban