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Clarion Events, organisers of the forthcoming arms fair at London’s ExCeL Centre, have acquired yet another weapons-related exhibition. On 2 July, Clarion announced that it had bought sinister-sounding Counter Terror Expo from Niche Events. Counter Terror Expo is a new event, launched earlier this year. It claims to showcase the latest in
Stop Week 2009 saw anti-arms trade activists throughout the UK protesting against government support for the arms industry, in the lead-up to the world’s largest arms fair in London in September 2009. Co-ordinated by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), Stop Week saw demonstrations against government department UK Trade & Investment’s Defence &
Stop Week 2009 will focus on the UK Government’s support for the arms industry through UK Trade & Investment’s Defence and Security Organisation (UKTI DSO). In particular, activists will protest against UKTI support for the world’s largest arms fair, Defence Security & Equipment International (DSEI), scheduled to be held in London’s ExCeL Centre in
BAE Systems, the UK’s largest arms company, has cancelled all its public insurance for its controversial arms sales to Saudi Arabia. The company’s decision has come to light only as a result of legal correspondence between CAAT and The Corner House with the UK Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) and subsequent parliamentary
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has welcomed today’s ruling by the Court of Appeal that Metropolitan Police broke the law in its routine surveillance of lawful and peaceful activity, including storing photographs on police computers. The legal action arose from police actions on 27 April 2005 when police officers openly photographed and
Christian peace activists throughout the country will hold a Day of Prayer on Sunday 14 June as a contribution to Stop Week. Prayers will focus on the death and destruction caused by war and the pernicious role of arms fairs in perpetuating wars, specifically the world’s largest arms fair (DSEI) scheduled to take place
BAE Systems has once again failed to answer critics on vital questions of ethics at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in London today. The Board faced a series of questions from shareholders about allegations of corruption and its risible attempts to appear ethical. A little over a year ago, in April 2008,
Foreign Secretary David Miliband’s confirmation of 21 April that there were UK-parts in equipment used by Israel in Gaza highlights the need for a total arms embargo. The fact that so many UK components have been included in Israel’s frontline weaponry means that the only effective and ethical policy is for the
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