Stop the Arms Fair Week of Action Day 1: Stop Arming Israel
Day 1 of Stop the Arms Fair Week of action 2019 to shut down DSEI.
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CAAT response to Saudi-bombing of detention centre in Yemen: A terrible atrocity that Downing Street is complicit in
Reports from International Committee of the Red Cross indicate 100 people killed in Saudi air strike on Yemen
UK licensed £6.3 billion worth of arms to Saudi-led forces in first 4 years of Yemen bombing
In June 2019, Court of Appeal ruled that Government acted unlawfully in licencing arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
Stop DSEI: How you can help
Want to join the Stop DSEI arms fair week of action, but not sure how to get involved? There are loads of ways you can be part of the action against Europe’s biggest arms fair. As well as checking out the Stop the Arms Fair website to find out about the themed days of
Solidarity with Hong Kong
Solidarity with Hong Kong protesters standing up against repressive laws. UK-made tear gas is still being used against protesters. Image: Studio Incendo on Flickr: Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protest, August 7, 2019
As Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson licensed £1.2 billion worth of arms to Saudi Arabia
Government statistics show that during his tenure as Foreign Secretary, Johnson approved £1.2 billion worth of arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
Countdown to the DSEI arms fair week of action
In just 6 weeks' time, arms companies from around the world will be setting up at the Excel Centre in East London for 'DSEI', one of the biggest arms fairs in the world, made possible by the political and financial backing of the UK government. We will be there to resist. Turkish explosives
UK licensed £650 million worth of arms to Saudi Arabia in six months that followed Khashoggi murder
Newly released arms export statistics show that the UK Government licensed £648 million worth of arms to Saudi Arabia in the six months that followed the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
