Joint Civil Society Statement – Defend the Right to Protest
Coming together in solidarity to resist the government's latest attempts to repress our right to protest.
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Coming together in solidarity to resist the government's latest attempts to repress our right to protest.
There are striking similarities between the exaggerated threats outlined in these documents with the justifications relied upon by this government to target protesters today.
In the letter, led by Steve Witherden MP, Parliamentarians told Secretary of State Business and Trade Peter Kyle, they were “extremely concerned” by the Government’s apparent move towards “unblocking” the arms licenses to Israel it suspended in September 2024 and the transfer of new F-35s from a British air base. On 12th January 2026 in
Their resistance should inspire all of us to continue the fight against the companies complicit in genocide and to refuse to submit to state repression.
We, as civil society organisations campaigning to hold the government accountable to international law and UK rules on arms exports, are appalled by the Government’s movement towards unblocking arms licenses to Israel. The Government’s position was already untenable, temporarily suspending approximately 30 of 350 arms licenses to Israel, amounting to only
Solidarity with the Venezuelan people! CAAT condemns recent US attacks on Venezuela and draws attention to the role of the British arms industry in this aggression.
Unpacking the heavy integration between British and American arms industries, and challenging the idea that there is nothing wrong with exporting weapons to democratic, western countries like the United States.
Dear Friends, As we come to the end of 2025, all of us at CAAT would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all of you – members of local groups, campaigners, funders, and partners – for your support, tenacity, confidence and encouragement. We just wouldn’t exist without you. We would not be
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