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All the latest from Campaign Against Arms Trade, across the country and near you, including press releases, the CAAT Blog, articles from the CAAT News magazine, and info on local actions. Browse the full list, or filter by type or topic.

Press releases

Anti-arms fair vigil to unite all faiths

East London Against the Arms Fair (ELAAF) are calling for a multi-faith vigil on 7 September to protest against the London Arms Fair, due to be held from 8-11 September. People attending are asked to bring a candle so that a silent protest can be held to remember the seven million people

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UK arms trade officials meet with China despite military embargo

Officials from the UK Government’s arms export agency, UK Trade & Investment Defence & Security Organisation (UKTI DSO), have met with military representatives from China – despite the fact that China is still subject to a European Union (EU) military embargo. The existence of such meetings was revealed after a Freedom of Information (FoI)

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Warwick students Campaign Against Arms Trade in 10,000 metre run

Two students from the University of Warwick are preparing for the Great Yorkshire Run on 6 September in aid of the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT). Sami Wannell and Kat Hobbs are dedicated supporters of CAAT. Kat, 21, from Baldock, Herts, has just graduated in English and creative writing. She is

Blogs

BAE AGM in pictures

A picture is worth a thousand words and that is certainly true when you look at the output of the wonderful Jill Gibbon. She attended the 2009 BAE AGM, as she has in previous years, and has done a fantastic series of sketches of the meeting itself and the lunch afterwards -which makes you realise

Press releases

Revoking Israeli arms licences is far too little, far too late

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) says the UK government decision to revoke five arms export licences to Israel is a welcome move but far too little, far too late. The licences cover spare parts for guns on the Sa’ar ships which fired into civilian settlements on the Gaza coastline during Israel’s assault on Gaza

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Clarion buys yet another arms exhibition – Counter Terror Expo

Clarion Events, organisers of the forthcoming arms fair at London’s ExCeL Centre, have acquired yet another weapons-related exhibition. On 2 July, Clarion announced that it had bought sinister-sounding Counter Terror Expo from Niche Events. Counter Terror Expo is a new event, launched earlier this year. It claims to showcase the latest in

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