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Campaign Against Arms Trade says that even had an Arms Trade Treaty had been agreed at the UN, it would not end or limit international arms sales, including those to countries in conflict and human rights abusers, but would further legitimise arms exports and increase the reach of the largest arms companies.

New government figures for arms export licences reveal that the UK government is still happy to sell weaponry to authoritarian regimes in the Middle East and north Africa (MENA), where there is a high probability that they will be used for internal repression.

Photo courtesy of Smash EDO This week I travelled down to Brighton to take part in the Smash EDO citizens weapons inspection of the EDO/ITT factory. My protest buddy and I, armed with waterproofs and jelly babies, met the demonstration in the centre of Brighton and were given 'weapons inspector'

The Natural History Museum is not the most obvious place to have an anti-arms trade protest - but then again it's not the most obvious place to have the official welcome reception for an arms fair either. Yet it was under

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) welcomes the new and highly critical report of the Parliamentary Committee on Arms Export Controls (CAEC).

Arms company bosses, military and government representatives met spirited opposition from anti-arms trade activists at the Farnborough arms fair reception.

Pressure is growing for the Natural History Museum to cancel a reception to mark the opening of Farnborough International arms fair. Representatives of repressive regimes and the world's top arms companies, including the principal arms supplier to the Syrian government, Rosoboronexport, are expected to attend the reception om 9 July.

Monica Pearce of the Bath Stop War Coalition tells how Bath's famous Assembly Rooms were booked for a conference on military drones, organised by Clarion Events, and how sustained protest forced them to back down.