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Discover the impact of UK chemical sales to Syria in the run up to the war, and what happened to those fleeing the conflict when they reached the borders of neighbouring countries.
New data for UK arms export licences show a record total value of £8.5 billion in SIEL licences, with the majority going to authoritarian regimes.
CAAT has released a report analysing UK arms exports in 2021. The majority of UK arms exports go to human rights abusers.
Negotiations appear to be nearing a conclusion for the sale of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft to Turkey by the UK. Turkey under President Erdogan is a highly authoritarian regime, engaged in deepening repression of political opposition, and a brutal war against both its own Kurdish population and Kurdish regions in neighbouring Iraq and Syria.
These figures show that this government is deeply complicit in genocide and human rights abuses.
We need to stand in solidarity with the Kurdish community and show that there’s massive public opposition to this deal before it is too late.
UK arms exports in 2022: a research briefing draws on a variety of sources to provide the most comprehensive analysis of arms exports possible with the data available.
Weapons manufacturer BAE Systems holds its Annual General Meeting today, but it’s not taking questions from shareholders. We understand why it would want to hide from scrutiny: this is a company with plenty to be ashamed of. But as it continues to profit from violence around the world, we still have #QuestionsforBAE
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