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Solidarity with the Barclays 5! Direct action is not terrorism!
CAAT stands in solidarity with Brendan O’Hagan, Amanda Kelly, Hmeera Atiqnisar, Mohammed Malik, and Alma Yaniv.
Protests and boycott expected for ‘horror show’ Farnborough arms fair
A coalition of peace and anti-militarism organisations will protest the five-day Farnborough International Airshow this Monday 20 July. The arms fair in Hampshire will feature over 1,000 company exhibitors, including many complicit in the current Israeli genocide in Palestine, with their products having also been used in attacks in Lebanon, Syria and Yemen. Over 50 countries and territories are
Undercover Policing Inquiry reveals BAE Systems offered money to Special Branch to spy on anti arms trade campaigners
This is a private company essentially prepared to bribe the police for information about its critics.
Burnham’s non-apology for Labour inaction over genocide is mere gaslighting while arms sales continue
An ‘apology’ issued by Andy Burnham yesterday over the Labour party’s response to the Israeli genocide is “meaningless” unless followed by an end to arms sales to Israel, Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has said. This includes components for the F-35 combat aircraft that Israel has used extensively in its attacks in Gaza, Iran and
Open Letter to the Prime Minister on military spending
Following the release of his government’s Defence Investment Plan (DIP), more than 50 organisations from across the UK, including CAAT, have jointly written to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to warn against the government’s increasing focus of British public resources on the military over other forms of international engagement.
Billions more for nuclear weapons and AI warfare will make for a more dangerous world
The Defence Investment Plan announced yesterday by the outgoing Prime Minister from the offices of a drone-making BAE Systems subsidiary represents a dangerous failure of imagination. The last 25 years have seen major UK military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya. In addition, the UK has been heavily involved in wars
Global Sanctions Coalition calls for stronger action to confront Israel’s illegal settler economy
UK members of the Global Sanctions Coalition note the recent announcement of sanctions by the UK government against some individuals and entities responsible for violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. The Coalition’s UK supporters – the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP), the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), and War
