Activist attempts citizens arrest against front-man of Saudi war on Yemen
Bombing of Yemen has created a humanitarian catastrophe.
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Fly Kites Not Drones: Bristol action report
On 21 March Bristol Against Arms Trade took action to support the Fly Kites Not Drones campaign. Rowland Dye reports on their action. We were running a family-friendly craft stall and building our own kite as part of the Fly Kites Not Drones week of action. Supporters from three Bristol groups maintained a constant presence all
Two years on and the UK is still complicit in the destruction of Yemen
Bombing of Yemen has created a humanitarian catastrophe.
Let’s shut the revolving door between the government and arms
As George Osborne gets the revolving door between government and big business in the news - CAAT researcher Joe Lo blogs on the revolving door between government and the arms trade
Bianca Jagger to lead Saudi petition hand-in to PM
159,000 sign petition to stop UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
“The situation in Yemen is catastrophic. We must act”
Journalists within Saudi often face persecution, but two Saudi nationals based in the UK have started a new media channel with the aim of "building bridges between the people of Arabia and the people around the world". Their first post to inaugurate the channel is a report on a recent meeting on arms sales to
Stop the Cardiff arms fair!
On March 28th 2017, the DPRTE arms fair will return to the Motopoint Arena in Cardiff for the third time. Join a day of action against the arms fair on 28 March, and show the arms industry there's no welcome for it in Wales.
Resisting the Arms Trade in Aotearoa/New Zealand
In November 2016, activists in Aoteara/New Zealand were on the streets to target a weapons expo in Auckland, and arms dealers found themselves locked out of the venue by the blockades. Here they explain the tactics that they have used to confront the arms trade.
