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Anti-arms trade campaigner Chris Cole was today found guilty of criminal damage at Westminster Magistrates' Court after spray-painting "DSEI kills" and "stop the arms trade" at the entrance to the DSEI arms fair.
On Sunday June 3 Christian peace activists across the UK will participate in the 15th Annual Arms Trade Day of Prayer. The Day of Prayer is organised by Campaign Against Arms Trade's (CAAT) Christian Network, a non-denominational group of Christians opposed to the arms trade.
As Foreign Secretary William Hague launched the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's annual Human Rights and Democracy report for 2011, the Department of Business Innovation and Skills released, late and without fanfare, statistics for licences issued for military and other strategic exports for the final quarter of 2011
On Tuesday 17 April, Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) activists in Edinburgh will hold a vigil to protest against huge UK government expenditure on the military and subsidy of arms manufacturing. Campaigners will call on Holyrood to work towards a more sustainable future for Scottish engineering, away from the business of manufacturing and selling weapons,
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has condemned David Cameron's latest arms sales trip to Asia, especially his attempts to sell more weapons to Indonesia. Mr Cameron's schedule includes Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Burma. His entourage contains executives from six arms companies, including BAE Systems and AgustaWestland
On Saturday 31 March, Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) with Stop the Arms Fair coalition launches a campaign to urge the National Gallery to end its links with the arms trade. The National Gallery, one of the UK's most iconic public institutions, receives funding from arms giant Finmeccanica and in return allows its famous galleries
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has questioned the Foreign Office on UK arms sales to Ethiopia, as fighting flares on the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Between the beginning of 2008 and September 2011, the UK licensed military and dual use equipment for export to Ethiopia to the value of over £1.2 million - with
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has challenged the government to explain why it continues to licence weapons for export to Sri Lanka, as a Channel 4 documentary reveals further evidence of war crimes by the Sri Lankan military. Since the military defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May 2009, the UK
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