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This afternoon, members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to reaffirm its call for a European-wide embargo against Saudi Arabia, and a political solution to the ongoing conflict in Yemen.
Theresa May is visiting Saudi Arabia as part of a three day tour of the region
Protesters at this year's DSEI arms fair blocked deliveries of weapons calling for an end to arms sales to Saudi What is happening in Yemen should be plastered across every UK newspaper, every day. Saudi forces are using UK-supplied weapons to destroy vital civilian infrastructure, including schools, hospitals, water supplies and
Sayed Alwadaei speaking about reprisals against his family by the Bahraini state. On 21st November, CAAT was proud to join Bahraini activists and supporters from around the UK to protest against the ongoing crackdown and repression in Bahrain. We were saying, free human rights campaigners, such as Nabeel Rajab, free the
Protest outside Bahrain embassy in London this morning, calling on regime to end attacks on the family of Sayed Alwadaei, a UK citizen that has been targeted by the regime.
UN agencies have called on Saudi Arabia to lift the ongoing blockade of Yemen .
Arms sales to Saudi Arabia in the first two years of the bombing of Yemen reach £4.6 billion
A new report "Securing Profits: How the arms lobby is hijacking Europe’s defence policy" by Bram Vranken of the Flemish peace organisation Vredesactie documents the symbiotic relationship between arms industry lobby and the European Union.
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