“The Children of Fallujah: The Medical Mystery at the Heart of the Iraq War” – a most striking article on the complexity of the DU issue
The city of Fallujah lies approximately seventy kilometres west of Baghdad on the Euphrates river and has been battling a severe humanitarian crisis since November 2004 when the city experienced brutal fighting between Iraqi insurgents and US-led forces using depleted uranium. The long-term consequences of which are still affecting the local community to this day. […]
International Uranium Film Festival: IUFF 2021 home edition
The 10th International Uranium Film Festival Rio de Janeiro 2021 will take place from May 20th to 30th – but this year you don’t need to travel to Brazil to take part, because this year’s (anniversary) edition of the festival will (for the first time since it was founded in 2010) be online and freely available to everyone. Read more … International Uranium Film Festival: IUFF 2021 home edition
DU case in Serbia: Srdan Aleksic’s team files lawsuit against NATO in Belgrade court
For years the Serbian lawyer Dr. Srđan Aleksić – supported by an international team of lawyers, journalists and scientists – is fighting for the victims of the NATO bombing of ex-Yugoslavia with DU ammunition. A few weeks ago (20.1.21) his law firm filed a lawsuit against NATO in the Higher Court in Belgrade on behalf of Serbian citizens who have contracted cancer after the DU bombing. Read more … DU case in Serbia: Srdan Aleksic’s team files lawsuit against NATO in Belgrade court
Uranium Film Festival 2020 – a huge success under difficult circumstances
The Berlin event marked the tenth anniversary of the International Uranium Film Festival (IUFF). The fact that it took place at all in the times of Corona and that there was such a great response from the public, as well as high-quality content was a huge success that one could not have expected. Read more … Uranium Film Festival 2020 – a huge success under difficult circumstances
ICBUW special event as part of the IUFF
On Sunday, October 18th, 2020, ICBUW special event took place with the topic of the day of the IUFF – DU weapons Read more … ICBUW special event as part of the IUFF
New scientific articles on Gulf War Syndrome, DU-Nanoparticles and the problematic political framework of DU
The article „Depleted uranium and Gulf War Illness: Updates and comments on possible mechanisms behind the syndrome“ appeared in February 2020 in Environmental Research and was written by Geir Bjørklunda, Lyudmila Pivinab, Maryam Dadard, Yuliya Semenovab, Md Mostafizur Rahmane, Salvatore Chirumbolof, and Jan Aasethh. It deals with toxic substances, including DU, which is suspected of […]
The newly established ICBUW team – a group of motivated and qualified young people to support our work
We are pleased to introduce to you a group of our volunteers, currently working with ICBUW. Read more … The newly established ICBUW team – a group of motivated and qualified young people to support our work
The Henri Friconneau case – a breakthrough in the (French) DU jurisprudence (?)
According to reports by Marianne and La Voix du Gendarme, Laurette Friconneau, the widow of the captain of the gendarmerie Henri Friconneau, was able to prove in court that her husband died as a result of the use of depleted uranium (DU) ammunition. Read more … The Henri Friconneau case – a breakthrough in the (French) DU jurisprudence (?)
An unsatisfactory answer to a comlex question – short parliamentary question by DIE LINKE on uranium ammunition BT-DS 19/16786
The inquiry occurred in an intensive exchange between the Left Party’s parliamentary group in the German Federal Parliament and ICBUW. Received at the end of January, it was answered by the Federal Government in mid-March this year. After many parliamentary inquiries on the subject[1] and its individual aspects (cases of application, voting behavior, protective measures, arms cooperation, etc.), this question is the most extensive one about uranium ammunition/uranium weapons ever submitted in the German Federal Parliament Read more … An unsatisfactory answer to a comlex question – short parliamentary question by DIE LINKE on uranium ammunition BT-DS 19/16786
Uranatlas (2019) – an important and up-to-date contribution to the general topic of “uranium“
The Uranium Atlas is a cooperative project that provides a compact illustration of the global dimensions of uranium mining and subsequent reuse. Many individual experts and authors from three continents have their say in it, which provides interested parties with an overview on the essential core questions relating to uranium. Read more … Uranatlas (2019) – an important and up-to-date contribution to the general topic of “uranium“
Uranatlas (2019) – an important and up-to-date contribution to the general topic of “uranium“ | https://www.icbuw.eu/uranatlas-2019-an-important-and-up-to-date-contribution-to-the-general-topic-of-uranium/ | 13. Mai 2020