Company “complicit in the world’s wars and genocides”, say activists ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Groups including Shut the System, Carnage Tot…
Elbit insurer Allianz targeted in 8 countries
Tag: Arms Trade
Frontline solidarity at 89 seconds to midnight
As war profiteering nuclear tyrants promise arms-deal apocalypse, anarchists continue to resist in Ukraine ~ Josie Ó Súileabháin / Photos: Fran …
London arms fair disruption: A stark contrast to mass arrests for Palestine
Well-coordinated direct action catches the police off guard, showing the power of secure and strategic organising ~ Kevin Blowe ~ On 9 September, a…
Germany: Heavy repression at Rheinmetall anti-militarist demonstration
Hundreds arrested in a mass kettle of march closing action camp against the arms industry ~ Gabriel Fonten ~ Police in Cologne, Germany used heavy …
Germany: Anti-militarist camp to go ahead “with or without permission”
Despite police ban, preparations continue for Rheinmetall protest camp in Cologne at the end of August ~ Cristina Sykes ~ The camp, running between…
Beyond civil disobedience: Why the Palestine Action ban demands an even bolder response
The state’s crackdown on arms trade protests shows moral pressure is no longer enough—it’s time to target the war machine at its source ~…
Elbit blockade in Germany: “Genocide starts here”
“We want Elbit Systems out of Ulm, Koblenz and Berlin” say group Shut Elbit Down Deutschland ~ Cristina Sykes ~ About three dozen activ…
Arms industry met with UK government “1.64 times a day” — report
BAE system had more meetings with ministers and Prime Ministers than any private company in 2009-2019, say anti-war groups, exposing lucrative ‘r…
Activists occupy gov department over arms export licences
This morning, activists with London for a Free Palestine occupied the lobby of the Department of Business and Trade, calling on the UK government t…
High court blocks case against death merchants
On Monday 19th February, the High Court ruled that it wouldn’t allow the legal case against the UK government over arms sales to Israel to proceed.
CAAT release interactive map of all UK F35 component manufacturers
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has released an interactive map of all the locations across the UK where F35 components are made.
David Cameron advised continuing arms exports to Israel
He accepts Israel has a different interpretation of its International Humanitarian Law obligations
Confronting DSEI needs a long strategy
Emily Apple writes on resistance to the bi-annual arms dealing circus and where the movement against it can go next.
Students protest Manchester Uni’s complicity in Gaza ethnic cleansing
October 25th’s protest was attended by hundreds of students, staff, and community members, raising once again the call for the University to stop a…
DSEI ends today, but arms companies win
A look at some of the morbid guests of the arms fair on its last day.
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