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The exact dates of UK arms export approvals are made available for scrutiny today by Campaign Against Atms Trade (CAAT). The CAAT arms export web application provides easy public access to detailed information on UK arms and dual-use export licences. The app initially provided the month for a licence decision but now gives the specific
Anti-arms trade campaigner Chris Cole was today found guilty of criminal damage at Westminster Magistrates' Court after spray-painting "DSEI kills" and "stop the arms trade" at the entrance to the DSEI arms fair.
On Sunday June 3 Christian peace activists across the UK will participate in the 15th Annual Arms Trade Day of Prayer. The Day of Prayer is organised by Campaign Against Arms Trade's (CAAT) Christian Network, a non-denominational group of Christians opposed to the arms trade.
Yesterday I got trodden on by an arms dealer. How did that happen? A group of us found out that the Annual Defence Dinner was taking place at the Imperial War Museum. At £210-£300 a ticket and billed as “one of the most prominent events in the defence and security calendar”, this wasn’t an opportunity
The BAE AGM: far removed from reality Symon Hill reports from the Annual General Meeting of the world's second-largest arms company. Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of the BAE Systems Annual General Meeting. Shareholders were today welcomed into the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, to be greeted by
As Foreign Secretary William Hague launched the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's annual Human Rights and Democracy report for 2011, the Department of Business Innovation and Skills released, late and without fanfare, statistics for licences issued for military and other strategic exports for the final quarter of 2011
On 26 April, Sam Walton took the stage to disrupt Vince Cable's speech at a government arms sales conference. "he UKTI DSO Symposium is the biggest event of the year for Britain’s exporters of “defence & security” gear – so you’d think they’d have better security"
On Tuesday 17 April, Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) activists in Edinburgh will hold a vigil to protest against huge UK government expenditure on the military and subsidy of arms manufacturing. Campaigners will call on Holyrood to work towards a more sustainable future for Scottish engineering, away from the business of manufacturing and selling weapons,
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