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Press releases

Made in Europe, bombed in Yemen: ICC rejects request to open examination into complicity of arms traders in Yemen war

As top arms companies BAE Systems and Rheinmetall announce record sales, Yemeni civilians have faced a setback in their pursuit of international justice yet again. After more than 6 years of preliminary examinations, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed that it will not open an investigation into the

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UK granted license to export targeting equipment to Israel, despite risk of diversion and use in Gaza

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) granted two new licenses for the export of trainer aircraft for F-35 sorties and “targeting equipment” to Israel, Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) can reveal. This is despite concerns about potential ‘auto-diversion’ of military equipment by Israel, and its ongoing use of the F-35 in its genocidal onslaughts.

Blogs

Brighton: No to the RAF Town Show, No to Enabling Genocide

Love and solidarity to campaigners in Brighton who said no to the “RAF Town Show” earlier this month (10-12 April). They were there to oppose the “family friendly” militarism of the show, and remind the public that the RAF has flown hundreds of reconnaissance missions over Gaza, in support of the Israeli genocide

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UK’s rare condemnation of Israel’s ‘Black Wednesday’ massacre highlights its outrageous inaction

Six days after Israel’s bombardment of Beirut on 8 April 2026, the UK government issued a rare statement condemning the Israeli airstrikes. Despite Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, Iran and Lebanon, including an attack that destroyed a Tehran synagogue, the UK has still not taken meaningful diplomatic, intelligence, military or political action, despite enabling Israel in

Blogs

Guest blog: When Words Fail: UK Universities, Militarism and Genocide

UK universities are deeply entangled with the military-industrial complex. Yet these relationships are rarely examined openly, and even more rarely challenged from within— due to vested interests, lack of knowledge, or self-censorship. After two years of community organising, engagement across the university, and sustained investigation, we — the Palestine Solidarity Network at the University of

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CAAT condemns conviction of peaceful protest organisers as part of ongoing assault on civil liberties

The director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), Ben Jamal, and vice-chair of the Stop the War Coalition, Chris Nineham, were yesterday convicted of public order offences at Westminster magistrate court, over a peaceful protest in January. CAAT condemns this latest attack on the right to protest, while arms companies responsible for arming genocide go

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