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Franciscan monks travel from the Netherlands to hold silent vigil outside ITEC arms fair this week ITEC, a specialist annual arms fair dedicated to military training and simulation, will take place this week from 16th-18th May in the ExCeL Centre in London’s Docklands. ITEC is organised by Reed Exhibitions, the company responsible

Protesters and shareholders to raise Saudi corruption allegations as ministers lobby for new Saudi arms deal Photo opportunity: Wag the Dog, BAE Systems AGM Thur 4 May 22, 10am, outside Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, central London (corner of Broad Sanctuary and Little Sanctuary) (Map) Attendees at the AGM of

Budget call to close government arms sales unit BUDGET DAY PHOTO OP Pay Day for Whitehall’s Gunrunners Wed 22 March, 9.45am, outside Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, central London (corner of Broad Sanctuary and Little Sanctuary) (Map) Arms company executives arriving for the DESO Symposium, an annual closed-doors

A group of thirteen internationally renowned writers have called upon the organisers of next week’s London Book Fair to end their involvement in the global arms trade. The group, which includes two winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature and six winners of the Man Booker Prize, have signed a public letter, to be

Industry may be asked to pay reparations for occupations A landmark vote by the Church of England to ditch investments in companies fuelling the illegal occupation of Palestinian territories increases commercial risks for companies supplying military equipment to repressive regimes elsewhere, say UK arms trade campaigners. The Church of England’s decision on

UK Government ignoring regulations on regional stability, human rights and military spending Campaigners believe that a multi-billion pound deal to supply Saudi Arabia with Typhoon fighter jets, announced today by the UK Ministry of Defence and BAE Systems, could breach the UKs own arms trade rules. These are supposed to prohibit arms sales which

Five UK NGOs have expressed fears about proposals quietly announced yesterday [20 December] to remove long-standing anti-sleaze rules, and to abolish the Government’s anti-sleaze watchdog, the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments. In a highly critical statement the organisations argue that the proposals will make it easier for influential business sectors like the arms and

London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) has announced that it is to sell all of its investments in arms companies as a direct result of public disclosures by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), and pressure from staff and lecturers. On Tuesday morning (8th Nov) SOAS’ Director of Finance and