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An international arms fair opening in London today was met with a wave of protest from local residents, community leaders, politicians and Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT). The comedian and writer Mark Thomas addressed a peaceful demonstration organised by CAAT outside the event. The fair, Defence Systems and Equipment International (DSEI), will run from
Information released this morning reveals that the Government has invited a number of oppressive regimes to send representatives to an arms fair in London beginning tomorrow. They include China, Libya, Colombia, Russia and Saudi Arabia, all widely criticised for severe human rights abuses. Iraq has been invited as well as both India and Pakistan,
An arms fair taking place in London this week will be run for the last time by its current owner Reed Elsevier, which is putting it up for sale. Reed is expected to struggle to sell the fair in a year that has seen many businesses respond to public opinion by distancing themselves from
Christian campaigners have condemned an international arms fair due to take place in London next week. Over 1,200 companies are expected to promote weaponry from handguns to fighter jets at Defence Systems and Equipment International (DSEI), which will be held at the ExCeL Centre from Tuesday 11th – Friday 14th September. Members
London police will be especially over-stretched next week when up to 4,000 officers are expected to be deployed at an arms fair in east London. The biennial fair, Defence Systems and Equipment International (DSEI), has cost the Metropolitan Police over £4million on each of the last two occasions it has been held. DSEI will
The Prime Minister’s statement of 25th July that the Defence Export Services Organisation, based in Bloomsbury, will be shut by the end of the year is a great success for the peace movement in general and Campaign Against Arms Trade in particular. CAAT’s Shut DESO campaign, which included encircling the building with a human chain
A report on arms exports by a key committee of MPs has failed to examine the Government’s recent suspension of a Serious Fraud Office investigation into BAE’s arms deals with Saudi Arabia. The Quadripartite Committee – which brings together the Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Select Committees – gave only
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement that the Defence Export Services Organisation (DESO) is to be shut down. The news follows a high-profile campaign by CAAT and other groups for the closure of DESO, a Government unit whose purpose is to promote sales for private arms companies, despite being funded
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