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Companies ejected from London arms fair for 'promoting cluster bombs'

By Ian on September 18, 2011 10:28 AM
"The world's largest arms fair has thrown out two exhibitors after they were found to be promoting cluster munitions that have been banned by the UK and condemned by more than 100 other countries."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/16/ejected-arms-fair-cluster-bombs

Norwich Peace Camp 2011

By Debbie on July 8, 2011 1:57 PM
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Norwich Peace Camp 2011 took place on Saturday 25th June.

Here's a photo of the CAAT stall where we were asking people to join the THIS IS NOT OK campaign. If you haven't already joined in, please do!
This is NOT OK

BAE in the news this week

By Debbie on December 21, 2010 2:55 PM
The Tanzanian prosecutor investigating worldwide misconduct by BAE, Britain's biggest arms company, confided to US diplomats that "his life may be in danger" and senior politicians in his small African country were "untouchable". Read more here.
Continue reading BAE in the news this week.

EDO Decomissioners found not guilty

By Ian on July 11, 2010 6:59 PM
The jury in the trial of seven activists who decommissioned a Brighton arms factory to prevent Israel war crimes in Gaza in January 2009, have now found all seven activists not guilty of Conspiracy to Cause Criminal Damage by unanimous verdict in Hove Crown Court.
Continue reading EDO Decomissioners found not guilty.

CAAT and The Corner House launch legal challenge against UK Serious Fraud Office's BAE settlement

By Debbie on February 15, 2010 8:22 PM
On February 12 lawyers acting on behalf of Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and The Corner House issued a letter to the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) laying out their intention to request a judicial review of the 5 February 2010 decision by the SFO to enter a plea agreement with BAE.
Continue reading CAAT and The Corner House launch legal challenge against UK Serious Fraud Office's BAE settlement.

CAAT January bulletin

By Ian on February 1, 2010 2:02 PM
UKTI, regional gatherings and students actions against the arms trade.

Bulletin

BAE in the news

By Ian on February 1, 2010 1:51 PM
"Police in the UK are planning to use unmanned spy drones, controversially deployed in Afghanistan, for the ­"routine" monitoring of antisocial motorists, ­protesters, agricultural thieves and fly-tippers, in a significant expansion of covert state surveillance."
CCTV in the sky: police plan to use military-style spy drones

"One of BAE's former confidential agents, Count Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly, has been charged with bribery over arms deals in the first ever criminal case brought during long-running corruption investigations into the British arms maker."
Former BAE agent charged with bribery over arms deals

CAAT December bulletin

By Ian on December 23, 2009 12:01 PM
Support CAAT, more on UKTI DSO and putting pressure on parliamentary candidate, Election Watch and Democracy Club and CAAT events for 2010.

Bulletin

CAAT November bulletin

By Ian on November 29, 2009 1:43 PM
CAAT gatherings, UKTI DSO, BAE and the Serious Fraud Office and more...
http://www.caat.org.uk/emailbulletin/0911/

CAAT October email bulletin

By Ian on November 13, 2009 6:57 PM
CAAT's October bulletin can be read here:
http://www.caat.org.uk/emailbulletin/0910/

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