Anti arms-trade campaigners occupy Clarion Events office to deter arms fair buyers
Yesterday, anti arms-trade campaigners occupied the office of Veronis Suhler Stevenson, the owners of Clarion Events.
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UK licensed £7 million worth of arms to Israel in lead-up to the bombing of Gaza
New government figures collated by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), show that the UK approved £7 million worth of military licences to Israel during the six months leading up to the recent bombing of Gaza.
UK should promote democracy in Qatar, not arms sales
As the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, arrives in the UK for meetings with David Cameron and the Queen, Campaign Against Arms Trade is calling for the UK to end all arms sales to the authoritarian state.
A distinguished address? Arms dealers speech targeted by activists
Activists in Bristol have been busy, and this October succeeded in chasing an chasing an arms fair out of their town. But it seems one arms event just wasn’t enough for Bristol's arms dealers. The day after the protest at the arms fair
Arms export controls are broken
From Israel to Hong Kong, the arms export controls system is broken. The UK's arms export policy rarely comes under as much scrutiny as it did this summer. As Israel launched its devastating attacks on Gaza which were to leave more than 2,000 dead, over 500 of them children, the UK's
Bristol activists chase arms dealers out of town
Underneath its nondescript acronym, the DPRTE - or Defence Procurement, Research, Technology and Exportability exhibition - claims to be one of 'the UK's leading' arms fairs. The event brings together a whole host of companies looking to find out what’s new in the world of warfare. In
CAAT begins legal action against BIS over arms sales to Israel
CAAT has instructed lawyers to pursue an application for judicial review to challenge the government's decision not to suspend or revoke licences for the export of arms and components to Israel.
UK must end all tear gas sales to Hong Kong
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has called on the UK government to end the sale of tear-gas to the government in Hong Kong.
