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So far the debate in Scotland has focused on how the status quo can be maintained One of the most positive contributions to the independence debate has been the Scottish Government's recent commitment to a 'do no harm' exports policy in the event of a Yes vote. Last month the
Campaign Against Arms Trade has joined former Archbishop Rowan Williams in pledging its support and solidarity with a group of five Christian activists who are on trial for non-violent direct action at the DSEI arms fair in 2013.
The publication of the "Fifteenth Annual Report on Control of Exports of Military Technology and Equipment" reveals that in 2012 European Union (EU) countries licensed arms exports valued at €39.9 billion.
Update, 27 Jan 2014: Success! Following formal complaints from CAAT, the BBC has said that its political editor, Nick Robinson, will no longer be speaking at the ADS dinner. CAAT is pleased that he has withdrawn but disappointed that the BBC has
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has called for Prince Andrew to speak out against the government repression taking place in Bahrain and has renewed calls for the UK government to cease all arms exports to the oppressive Bahraini regime.
Stop The Shipment campaign succeeds as South Korea ends tear gas sales to Bahrain The Stop The Shipment campaign was launched in October to prevent a massive shipment of over 1.6 million rounds of tear gas from South Korea to Bahrain. CAAT supporters worked with Bahraini and South Korean activists to put pressure on the
The Stop The Shipment campaign, launched two months ago with the support of Campaign Against Arms Trade to prevent a massive shipment of tear gas to Bahrain, has succeeded in its campaign to stop DAPA, South Korea's arms export licensing agency, from allowing the sale of millions of canisters of tear gas to Bahrain.
Activists in Seoul have drawn on some of the actions we had organised at DSEI - and improved them! South Korean activists even used some of the same slogans so that if any arms dealers who had been at DSEI also went to Seoul, they would know that “we are everywhere”.
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