A look at some of the morbid guests of the arms fair on its last day.
DSEI ends today, but arms companies win
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Nine campaigners arrested at London arms fair
Deliveries to DSEI were brought to a standstill on Thursday morning when peace campaigners blocked the road.
Police will be monitored at protests against DSEI arms fair
Campaigners have suffered from excessive and violent policing at previous DSEIs
Protesters to target London arms fair with two weeks of resistance
One of the world’s largest arms fairs DSEI is taking place at the ExCeL Centre in London between 12th-15th September
Dsei protesters found not guilty!
In the latest round of court cases related to last year’s anti-arms fair protests a not guilty verdict has been handed to four activists today, including well-known campaigner Chris Cole. Handing down the verdict in Stratford Magistrates court, the judge found the group not guilty of obstructing the highway as police had not properly weighed
First verdicts in for DSEI arms fair protest arrests
Eight out of nine defendants were found guilty of highway obstruction today in the first trial of people who took part in the mass disruption of British arms jamboree DSEI last September. The eight were told to pay costs of £180 each alongside various smaller surcharges. Over 100 people were detained at the protests last
Anti-arms activists found not guilty over BAE break-in
In the second broadly positive result for the anti-arms movement, Quaker activist Sam Walton and Reverend Daniel Woodhouse have been acquitted of any law-breaking over their attempt to break into a BAE facility and disarm Typhoon fighter jets destined for Saudi Arabia. The pair were found not guilty at Burnley Magistrates Court following their arrest
DSEI arrest count likely to top 100
With 56 people detained in the first few days of the DSEI arms fair protests in London and more than 30 arrested just on the 9th, it seems likely the total count for Dsei arrests will top 100 this year, though it’s worth noting that many of these will be “planned” arrests involving lock-ons and
DSEI arms fair struggles as peace protesters disruption enters fourth day
Massive posters, Tube adverts and infiltration kicked off day four of the campaign against the DSEI weapons trade fair in London today following three days of direct actions and lock-ons which have held up goods from being transported and disrupted the business of flogging guns to killers. The wide array of subvertising and undercover shots
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