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5 years

BREAKING: The Court of Appeal has ruled that UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia for use in #Yemen are UNLAWFUL. All arms sales licences suspended! #StopArmingSaudi

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We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been nominated for the #NobelPeacePrize alongside the brilliant @MwatanaEn ! 🥳🥲

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HAPPENING NOW: noisy protests in Park Lane are disrupting the arms dealers dinner. Arms dealers here tonight are complicit in genocide. Change of “Free free Palestine”and “shame on you” #StopArmingIsrael #FreePalestine

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HAPPENING NOW: People are blockading the Bristol Arms fair. Exhibitors include Elbit Systems and BAE Systems. Wherever arms dealers are meeting, protesters will greet them. #StopArmingIsrael #FreePalestine

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At this point @zarahsultana is practically doing the work of two Committees, and providing parliamentary oversight and scrutiny that should not be down to one person, or a few people to ensure. Every elected MP should be outraged by these revelations.

Zarah Sultana MP

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This should be getting *way* more news coverage. Just a month into the war, the Foreign Office had "serious concerns" about Israel's compliance with international law, but government ministers hid this fact from the public. I spoke about these revelations in Parliament today:

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Enough is enough! There are no excuses left. Following the ICJ ruling, the government must immediately halt all arms exports to Israel. Read full press release here - #StopArmingIsrael #ICJGazaGenocide #FreePalestine

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We're very glad that the Court of Appeal has said that the UK must #StopArmingSaudi . But we shouldn’t have needed to take the government to court to force it to stick to its own rules on arms sales.

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Amazing news from the Court of Appeal! Together, we have forced the government to STOP arms sales to Saudi Arabia for use in #Yemen - at least for now. #StopArmingSaudi

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Fantastic action by Belgian transport unions! Translation of the post:

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Belgian transport unions refuse to load and unload weapons going to Israel (both via ports and airports) and call for an immediate ceasefire. #LETGAZALIVE #CeaseFireInGaza #SolidarityWithPalestine

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CAAT: The UK is complicit in Israel’s killing of UK aid workers in Gaza 7 aid workers, incl. 3 UK citizens, were killed by a strike from an Elbit Systems Hermes 450 drone. It's powered by a R902(W) Wankel engine, made in UK by Elbit's UAV Engines Ltd(1/7)

CAAT - MEDIA RELEASE: The UK is complicit in Israel’s killing of UK aid workers in Gaza

Our government has failed us, and it has failed the Palestinian people, and it has failed its own citizens. It is down to us to take action.

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Campaigners celebrate their victory on the court steps! #StopArmingSaudi

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To clarify: no new licences will be issued until necessary assessments have been made

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‘Get out of London,’ Sadiq Khan, tells organisers of London arms fair #StopDSEI

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4 years

Six years ago Israel’s aerial bombardment and ground invasion of Gaza killed over 2,200 Palestinians. Israel continues to kill Palestinians with impunity, raining bombs again on besieged Gaza this week. We need an immediate embargo on arms to Israel now. #StopArmingIsrael

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3 years

The UK Government has repeatedly failed to answer questions about if UK arms are being used by Israeli forces and complict in war crimes.

Zarah Sultana MP

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Were British weapons used to murder Tala (13), Rula (5), her big sister Yara (9), and hundreds of other Palestinians in Gaza in Israel's latest bombardment? The Prime Minister couldn't answer this question at #PMQs today. Horrific.

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Government dragged back to court for approving more arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Campaigners launch judicial review after Liz Truss lists ban despite possible evidence of war crimes

www.independent.co.uk

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7 years

The Saudi military's chief spokesman reacts to protestors condemning his role in the destruction of Yemen. #StopArmingSaudi

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5 years

Fantastic to have so much support outside court today. We want to end UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia for use in #Yemen . #StopArmingSaudi #YemenCantWait

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4 years

CAAT has launched a new legal challenge to the sale of UK weapons for use in the war in #Yemen #StopArmingSaudi

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7 years

Amazing NOT GUILTY verdict for @SamWalton & @revdanwoodhouse who tried to disarm BAE warplane! #StopArmingSaudi

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Charlie Chaplin is only communicating with the police through mime #stopDSEI

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7 years

. @SamWalton explains to police why he placed Saudi General Al-Asserie under citizens arrest for war crimes.

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6 years

Join us outside Downing Street from 5pm this evening to oppose the Crown Prince and all UK arms sales to his regime. #SaudiPrinceNotWelcome

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5 years

It shouldn’t take four years of schools, hospitals, weddings & funerals being bombed. It should not take tens of thousands of deaths and the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. UK government must #StopArmingSaudi and stop supporting the war in #Yemen

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4 years

Alleged breaches of international law by Saudi forces in Yemen exceed 500

UK government figures revealed days after it justified resuming arms sales because incidents were isolated

www.theguardian.com

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Britain sold at least £11m of arms to Saudi Arabia in weeks after Jamal Khashoggi's murder

‘Despite the brutal killing, and the condemnation that followed, the UK government is doing everything it can to sell even more arms,’ says CAAT’s Andrew Smith

www.independent.co.uk

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Yemen war: Saudi general hit by egg, arrest attempt in London via @MiddleEastEye #StopArmingSaudi

Yemen war: Saudi general hit by egg, arrest attempt in London

General Ahmad al-Asiri was attending meeting in London and originally denied cluster bombs had been used in Yemen

www.middleeasteye.net

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7 years

Theresa May's naughtiest moment - the truth. #StopArmingSaudi

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Amazing action with a 30x20m(!) banner opposite ExCeL London this morning, where one of the world's biggest arms fairs is due to open #StopDSEI

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Not guilty! Today's #StopDSEI trial has ended, with a not guilty verdict on both charges. The case was associated with the determined resistance to the London DSEI arms fair, that took place in September.

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8 months

Just now: Campaigners blocking the road in East London outside the DSEI arms fair #StopDSEI

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7 years

Protestors hang off a bridge to block the road towards the destructive DSEI Arms Fair. Road not opening anytime soon #StopDSEI

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HAPPENING NOW: blockade of Elbit Systems in Bristol. Elbit, the rest of the arms trade, and this government are complicit in genocide. It’s down to us to stop them profiting from Israel’s horrific war crimes. #StopArmingIsrael #ShutElbitDown

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#HongKongProtestors have 5 demands: 1. Withdraw the Extradition Bill 2. Withdraw the use of the word 'riot' 3. Release the arrested protestors. 4. Independent inquiry into police behaviour 5. Genuine universal suffrage @DemocracyforHK @Stand_with_HK #StopDSEI

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6 years

Great verdict for the four defendants that were acquitted this morning for protesting against the DSEI arms fair! #StopDSEI

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3 years

Well done to everyone protesting the Liverpool Arms Fair today. Companies participating in the fair include Elbit Systems, whose weapons find use in the West Bank and Gaza, and Raytheon whose missiles are used by the Saudi coalition in Yemen.

Liverpool Against the Arms Fair

@AgainstArms

3 years

Photos from this morning's protest.

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MAPPED: All the UK companies manufacturing F35 components. Say no to the genocide profiteers on YOUR doorstep! Search for your area, find your local arms dealer, and say no to companies profiting from genocide on YOUR doorstep! #StopArmingIsrael

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6 years

Hundreds outside Downing St for #CrownPrinceVisit to say #SaudiPrinceNotWelcome #StopArmingSaudi #Yemen

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DSEI: Sadiq Khan says London arms fair should be stopped #StopDSEI

Sadiq Khan says he wants London's arms fair banned - but doesn't have the powers to stop it

'I am opposed to London being used as a market place for the trade of weapons to those countries that contribute to human rights abuses'

www.independent.co.uk

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Well done to everyone who joined Culture Workers Against Genocide last night asking Sadler’s Wells to drop its Barclays sponsorship. Barclays has large investments in BAE Systems, Boeing and Elbit, all complicit in the Israeli bombing of Gaza.

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7 years

Excellent to see UK’s shameful arms sales highlighted during #BBCDebate The next government must #StopArmingSaudi

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7 years

Saudi general gives crowd the middle finger after dodging citizen's arrest by London peace activist via @IBTimesUK

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The UK must stop licensing crowd control equipment to the US. The UK’s own rules say that arms exports should not be licensed where there is a clear risk that they might be used in repression. #BlackLivesMatter

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Equipment blocked to the ExCel Centre as Stop Trident activists say #StopDSEI

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Campaigners found not guilty after breaking into BAE base to disarm fighter jets headed to Saudi Arabia.

Even the UK courts believe our arms sales to Saudi Arabia are wrong – which is why we were acquit...

Motivated by our Quaker belief and our political principles, we stressed that we had never wanted to take the action against BAE Systems in the first place. We had felt compelled to do so in order to...

www.independent.co.uk

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6 years

More than 40 artists have today removed their artwork from the @DesignMuseum 's #HopeToNope exhibition in protest after it hosted an arms company reception. Join them in saying #nopetoarms

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UK government could be forced to ban Saudi arms sales after campaigners win right to appeal ruling

Government says it has 'robust' arms control regime after High Court found in its favour last year

www.independent.co.uk

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5 years

Liz Truss should resign over illegal Saudi arms sales, say MPs

Government granted licences in breach of court ruling, admits trade minister

www.theguardian.com

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5 years

Sorry if we're not keeping up with all the questions and tweets. We're a small team and there are a lot of questions (and lots of love!) out there today. Thank you to everyone who has helped us get this far!

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8 months

Campaigners dance in the road outside ExCel East gate as no arms trade vehicles can go through to set up the DSEI arms fair; very quiet at ExCel west too. #StopDSEI

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UK approved nearly £650m in arms sales to Saudi Arabia in six months after Jamal Khashoggi murder

'At the same time as the Saudi regime was covering up his murder ministers were approving hundreds of millions of pounds worth of arms'

www.independent.co.uk

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8 years

We're told 10 catering staff walked off shift when they found out the Science Museum was hosting an arms trade dinner.

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6 years

Mohammad Bin Salman has headed the Saudi-led assault on Yemen. He has used UK bombs to cause a humanitarian crisis. He is not welcome in the UK! #SaudiPrinceNotWelcome #StopArmingSaudi Take action now:

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4 years

Today we’re supporting the national day of action to #StopAnnexation . We call on the UK government to implement #SanctionsNow , including a two way arms embargo on Israel. #StopArmingIsrael #EndApartheid with @PSCupdates

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5 years

We can categorically guarantee you that the UK Government did not suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia off its own accord. It took a three year long legal process to force it to do so.

Andy Hamill

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According to @BBCNews the government announced the suspension of arms sales to Saudi “amid fears that they would be used in the war in Yemen” No mention of legal challenge from @CAATuk

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Protestors blocking DSEI Arms Fair send a message to @Number10gov and @DSEI_event #NoFaithInWar #StopDSEI

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5 years

A lunchtime review of this momentous morning - where are we now? This morning the Court of Appeal found the government had broken the law over arms sales for use in #Yemen #StopArmingSaudi (Thread)

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2 years

On likely the hottest day ever in the UK, caused by climate catastrophe, it hosts a gigantic airshow, filling the skies with warplanes and causing this in Farnborough. Boris Johnson will be here today, we hear. We will be saying no with @ActionPeace_GR @PPUtoday @PSCupdates

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Internal DOD doc leaked lists US arms 4 Israel. • 2000 Hellfire missiles 4 Apache helis • 30mm chain gun ammo 4 Apaches • 57,000 155mm art'y shells • 400 120mm mortars • M141 bunker-buster miss. • 75 tactical vehicles • 300+ Tamir miss. 4 Iron Dome

Leaked List of Weapons the U.S. Secretly Sent Israel

List includes thousands of Hellfire missiles, which Israel is using in its Gaza operation

www.kenklippenstein.com

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4 years

UK government urged to suspend export of tear gas, rubber bullets and riot shields to US

British law requires exports to be suspended if they are used for internal repression

www.independent.co.uk

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Protest is still going strong. Arms dealers are dining on the profits of genocide. #StopArmingIsrael

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"London... has no place exhibiting weapons which inflict suffering and displacement on a global scale." @HackneyAbbott @ApsanaBegumMP @jeremycorbyn @johnmcdonnellMP @KateOsamor & @BellRibeiroAddy oppose #DSEI21 in London.

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5 years

Scenes now at the Royal Courts of Justice #StopArmingSaudi

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3 years

New CAAT research reveals that the majority of UK arms sales are supplied via secretive Open Licences, meaning official figures on UK arms exports only tell part of the story. Share if you agree we need real transparency to stop the arms trade.

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Thousands descended to demand that the UK government #StopArmingIsrael

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7 years

Vehicles currently backed up - we're stopping the set up of the Arms fair #stoparmingisrael #stopDSEI

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5 years

“Open the ports to people and close them to arms.” Italian dock workers stopped a deadly cargo of weapons bound for Saudi Arabia from being loaded in Genoa #StopArmingSaudi #Yemen

Italian dock strike blocks deadly cargo headed for Saudi Arabia

morningstaronline.co.uk

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4 years

Every year, the UK arms trade holds a fancy dinner in London – while UK arms sales fuel death, destruction and violence across the globe. We’re here to challenge this disgusting hypocrisy

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7 years

Street party continues, the arms fair remains SHUT! #stopDSEI

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4 years

Today we stand in solidarity with #Yemen whose health system has been devastated by 5 years of war. European-made weapons have played a central role in the Saudi-led attacks. This #WarInYemen is #MadeinEurope and we resist it here #StopArmingSaudi

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Good news! CAAT has been granted permission for its legal challenge against the UK government’s decision to renew arms sales for use in the war in #Yemen to proceed to the High Court.

CAAT - Arms sales to war in Yemen back in Court

CAAT legal challenge granted permission to proceed to High Court

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BBC News - 'Greater good' pair cleared of BAE criminal damage

'Greater good' pair cleared of BAE criminal damage

The two men say they wanted to disarm Tornado jets to prevent them being used to bomb Yemen.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Happening now: Protesters are blockading the Bristol arms fair for the second day. Arms dealers are being confronted with their complicity in the genocide Israel is committing against Palestinian people in Gaza. #StopArmingIsrael

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Huda has #QuestionsForBAE about its ethics programme, in relation to its contracts with Israeli arms company Elbit Systems. It markets its weapons as battle-tested -meaning tested on Palestinian civilians in #Gaza . #BAEAGM #StopArmingIsrael

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5 years

While the anti-nuclear crew start a new day of protest, here's a summary of the beautiful #NoFaithInWar action from yesterday @paxchristiuk @SistersofPeace @JesuXPIPassio @PutDownTheSword @LndnCathWorker @Quakers_RoR #StopDSEI

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Denmark, Germany, Netherlands and Finland join countries halting weapons sales to Saudi Arabia. Time for the UK to do the same.

Denmark, Germany, Netherlands and Finland join countries halting weapons sales to Saudi Arabia

UK has resisted calls at home and abroad to join the embargo

www.independent.co.uk

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Yes! We were told that some contractors have had two days extra pay so far because they haven't been able to set up yet :) #StopDSEI

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We are outside the High Court this morning to say #StopArmingSaudi & #StandWithYemen - verdict on legality of UK sales to Saudi out at 10.30

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Charlie Chaplin led off by police, seen miming 'no comment' #StopDSEI

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Today! CAAT is at the High Court! The Government faces a judicial review into arms sales to Saudi Arabia, that have fueled the war in Yemen. #CAATGoesToCourt #SolidarityWithYemen

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Chants of "blood on your hands" ensure arms dealers can't ignore the impact of their work as they arrive at #ADSAnnualDinner #StopArmingSaudi

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This week, the global arms trade will try to set up shop in London - and we will be there to resist. On Monday, we stand in solidarity with Palestine and say #StopArmingIsrael Find out more: @WarOnWant @PSCupdates @StopTheArmsFair

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7 years

Witness the fitness! The anti-arms trade aerobics blocking deliveries to the arms fair #stopDSEI

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Israel is using UK arms exports in a genocide against the Palestinian people. BAE Systems is complicit in these war crimes. It’s time to say not in our name. It’s time to stop UK industry profiting from Palestinian deaths. #StopArmingIsrael #CeasefireNow #FreePalestine

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Italian port workers refuse arms shipment to Israel #StopArmingIsrael

Pro-Palestine Italian port workers refuse arms shipment to Israel

After being informed of the ship's destination and contents, workers decided to block it in a show of solidarity with the Palestinian people.

www.newarab.com

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Lock-on in front of a truck during climate day at #StopDSEI . We can’t tackle the climate crisis without confronting the fact that the world’s militaries are also some of the world’s biggest polluters. Protests continuing at the weekend and throughout next week. Get involved!

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The arms fair is a national disgrace and should never be repeated. We'll go with that. #StopDSEI

The London arms fair is an inexcusable disgrace – it’s a stain on the nation | Simon Jenkins

British-made weapons fuel violence around the world – much of it perpetrated by repressive regimes, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

www.theguardian.com

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Britain broke law in allowing arms exports to Saudis - court #StopArmingSaudi

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BREAKING: UK arms campaigners win right to appeal hearing over weapons to Saudi ruling via @MiddleEastEye

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4 years

UK sold £16 billion worth of weapons to regimes who abuse human rights

UK sold £16 billion worth of deadly weapons to regimes who abuse human rights

New figures show that from 2010 to 2019 the UK sold arms to 36 of the 49 countries in Freedom House's 'not free' list

www.mirror.co.uk

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7 years

Today, in the High Court we challenge the government to #StopArmingSaudi UK weapons being used in #Yemen

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6 years

Well done to the activists who have stopped deliveries to a factory they believe is selling missile engines to Saudi Arabia for use in #Yemen #StopArmingSaudi

Put Down The Sword

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6 years

We've just heard that Roxel missile is not accepting any deliveries today due to our vigil. #protestingworks #stoparmingsaudi

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Arms dealers arriving at #StopDSEI are being funnelled through a gauntlet of protesters. They have blood on their hands and we’re reminding them of the reality of their deadly trade. #DSEI23

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4 years

CAAT condemns the government's decision to allow new arms sales to Saudi Arabia. We will be considering this new decision with our lawyers, and exploring all options available to challenge it. #StopArmingSaudi

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UK faces new legal challenge over arms sales to Saudi Arabia