Campaign Against Arms Trade
UK Court of Appeal finds Government broke law over Saudi Arabia arms sales
Campaigners have welcomed a Court of Appeal decision to overturn a 2017 High Court judgment which allowed the UK government to continue licensing the export of arms to Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen. The appeal hearing took place in April…
Yemen whitewash shows Saudi investigation of Jamal Khashoggi cannot be trusted
Saudi regime has ordered an investigation into disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi Saudi investigations into war crimes in Yemen have been a whitewash. Yemen is on the brink of the world’s worst famine for 100 years. UK has licensed almost £5…
London arms fair guest list confirmed: Includes a roll call of despots, dictatorships and human rights abusers
The UK government has published its official guest list for Defence & Security Equipment International 2017 (DSEI), one of the biggest arms fairs in the world, which is scheduled to take place at the Excel Centre in East London next…
A week of blockades and protests begin in East London to stop the set-up of the DSEI arms fair
Andrew Smith of Campaign Against Arms Trade said: “Thousands of activists and campaigners from across the UK will be outside the Excel Centre this week. We will be united by our opposition to one of the biggest arms fairs in…
UK campaigners seek to appeal ‘very disappointing’ verdict on arms exports to Saudi Arabia
Campaigners have said they will appeal a High Court decision which allows the UK Government to continue exporting arms to Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen. The verdict came despite global concern over the use of these weapons against civilians. The legal action was brought…
Bahraini UK based activists’ families taken as hostages in Bahrain
At least three family members of UK-based Bahraini activists have been summoned by Bahraini security forces this morning, 13th of May 2017. The detention of these activists’ families coincides with the attendance of Bahrain’s King Hamad at the Royal Windsor…
London: Eight anti-arms fair activists acquitted of charges
Pressenza reported earlier this week on the start of the trial. We are delighted to reported that they have been aquitted. All defendants arrested during setting up of the 2015 DSEI Arms Fair in London Docklands Activists attempted to blockade…
London: Trial begins for activists accused of disrupting world’s largest arms fair
This morning eight campaigners will stand trial at Stratford Magistrates Court for blocking the road and stopping tanks and weaponry from entering Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI), one of the world’s biggest arms fairs, when it was in London…
Formal legal proceedings begin against UK government over arms exports to Saudi Arabia
Law firm Leigh Day, representing Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), has begun formal legal action in the High Court to challenge the government’s decision to export arms to Saudi Arabia. This follows increasing evidence that Saudi forces are violating international…
Book catalogue
War in Ukraine
Training in Nonviolent Journalism
Documentary Catalogue
Every Sunday
#freethepoet
