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Hundreds of campaigners have formed a human chain around the headquarters of DESO (Defence Export Services Organisation), a Government unit that secures business for private arms companies. They encircled DESO’s central London offices at 1.00pm today calling for DESO to be shut and labelling the building a Global Danger Zone. The chain involved about

Politicians and religious leaders are amongst public figures who are calling for the closure of DESO (Defence Export Services Organisation), a Government unit that secures business for private arms companies. They include the leaders of the Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party along with prominent Labour backbenchers such as Clare Short and

As the UK announced the sale of 72 Eurofighter jets to Saudi Arabia, campaigners called on the Government to come clean on the details of the deal. The sale was announced today by the Ministry of Defence and BAE Systems, who will be the primary producer. Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) pointed out that

Anti-arms trade protestors erected a spoof entrance to the Farnborough International arms fair today, to mark the opening trade day. Two actors, dressed as Tony Blair and Alan Garwood, the Head of the Government’s Defence Export Services Organisation (DESO), rolled out the red carpet to welcome human rights abusers to shop for weapons at

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