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Campaign Against Arms Trade has welcomed reports that suggest Prince Charles no longer wants to be involved in promoting arms sales to the Gulf.

Twickenham residents don’t expect to see armoured vehicles - complete with gun turrets - on the streets of their town. But people in some countries are not so fortunate. For one week in January 2015, the Twickenham Rugby stadium has been playing host to an international conference on armoured vehicles. But protesters are asking the

A worker for a company that produces arms in the South West of England shares his views  about his experience and the potential of renewable energies. A BAE apprentice at the Farnborough Arms Fair.

International pressure may have caused the Saudi government to review the 1000 lash sentence given to blogger Raif Badawi, but it is only the latest reminder of the regime's brutality.

This blog comes from Chris Cole of Drone Wars UK, who was among four protesters that were arrested at RAF Waddington for protesting against drone warfare. Four protesters (including myself) were arrested at RAF Waddington for protesting the normalisation of drone warfare.   In a statement released at the time

Deception in High Places by Nicholas Gilby In this blog anti arms trade writer and campaigner Nicholas Gilby, author of Deception in High Places - A History of Bribery In Britain's Arms Trade, analyses misconceptions about the arms trade treaty. The Arms Trade Treaty came into force on

A Coventry-based activist shares his story of arms trade investments, cluster bombs, and challenging the world's largest arms dealers with Blu-Tack. If you've got something right under your nose, it gives you the opportunity to confront the reality of the arms trade in a way that cannot be dismissed as 'none of our business'. It also

On 5 December 2014, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) announced that a new defence arrangement will establish a permanent naval base for the United Kingdom in Bahrain.