Homes and school for 172 children could be destroyed if the Supreme Court rules against the Khan al Ahmar community on Wednesday. Metres away from a busy highway, Israeli trucks whizzing past, a poster blows in the wind displaying the… Continue Reading
Hundreds of Palestinian parents are spending Palestinian Prisoners’ Day (17 April) with their children behind bars, including Farehan Farrah whose son Shadi was detained when he was just 12 years old. Around 6,500 Palestinians are being held in Israeli prisons,… Continue Reading
Originally published in Morning Star, by Eliza Egret The involvement of high-ranking Tory ministers at the DSEI arms fair highlights the thin line between government department and the arms industry, writes ELIZA EGRET
This is the third of a three-part Ceasefire series of essays on the war on Yemen, published ahead of next week’s DSEI,the world’s biggest arms fair, which will take place on September 12th-15th. In part one, Tom Anderson writes on… Continue Reading
By Tom Anderson: This September, the world’s largest arms fair will be held in London. The DSEI weapons exhibition will be hosting political and military delegations from around the world who will be shopping for drones, guns, missiles, tanks and… Continue Reading
Once again, Docklands’ ExCeL Centre will host the DSEI (Defence and Security Equipment International) arms fair next month. 1,600 exhibitors will showcase equipment including drones, tanks, guns, bombs, warships, crowd control weaponry and covert surveillance equipment.
Originally published in the Bristol Cable Bristol arms companies will be promoting themselves in Cardiff on 28th March. Several arms companies operating in Bristol will be attending an ‘arms fair’ in Cardiff next Tuesday (28th). The event, known as DPRTE… Continue Reading
Shoal Collective investigates the links between the weapons business and the UK government. Campaigners have announced a day of protest against a controversial Cardiff event which they say “totally blurs the boundary between government and the arms trade”. DPRTE (Defence… Continue Reading
Originally published on the Campign Against Arms Trade Blog In late 2016, Auckland Peace Action (APA) organised a successful week of action against the New Zealand Defence Industry Association’s annual weapons expo in Aotearoa (New Zealand). Arms dealers found themselves… Continue Reading
Originally published on the Campign Against Arms Trade Blog In November 2016, activists in Aoteara/New Zealand were on the streets to target a weapons expo in Auckland, and arms dealers found themselves locked out of the venue by the blockades. You… Continue Reading