Latest repression in Turkey must be nail in the coffin for Eurofighter deal
We need to stand in solidarity with the Kurdish community and show that there’s massive public opposition to this deal before it is too late.
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MEDIA RELEASE: Protesters vow arms dealers will not dine in peace at swanky industry dinner
The people attending this dinner are dining on the profits of genocide. This disgusting event is nothing more than a lobbying opportunity for war criminals.
UK signed largest single arms licence on record to Egypt as British-Egyptian political prisoner remains arbitrarily detained
In December 2023 the largest single arms licence to Egypt on record was issued for military radars worth £79,347,022. Since British national and writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah was detained in September 2019 the UK has licensed at least £237 million worth of arms to Egypt. Alaa’s mother, Laila Soueif, has been on hunger
MEDIA RELEASE: New map details companies arming Israel amid further revelations over the UK’s complicity in genocide
This genocide is happening now. Our government is not acting and Palestinian people cannot wait for the conclusion of the court case. This is why we have released our updated interactive map to enable campaigners to take action against the genocide profiteers on their doorsteps.
New report reveals unparalleled access and deeply-entrenched influence of arms industry in UK government
This level of influence is profoundly undemocratic and means that shareholder profits are protected at all costs - even if this means complicity in appalling war crimes.
No Warmongers in our Capital: Edinburgh CAAT to take action at EICC
On Monday, the SPIE Security and Defence 2024 arms industry conference, will open at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, amidst protests and opposition from Edinburgh city councillors and the local community.
Government exempts F-35 from export licence suspension – on same day evidence emerges Israel used it in attack on Gaza ‘safe zone’
The Danish news outlet Information, together with NGO Danwatch, revealed today that, for the first time, it has been possible to definitively confirm the use by Israel of an F-35 stealth fighter to carry out a specific attack in Gaza. The UK arms industry produces 15% of every F-35 made, including Israel’s 39 aircraft.
Press Release: Government needs to clarify position on arms exports to Israel in the face of urgent need for embargo
The government must clarify its position on issuing new arms export licences to Israel. This failure to clearly articulate the current status of the UK’s arms export licencing regime compounds impunity for Israel’s genocide against Palestinians, and is against the public interest.
