Arms Trade
Why have a quarter of The Great Escape’s line up pulled out?
At least 126 acts have withdrawn from the Brighton festival in protest at the inclusion of Barclays as a sponsor because of the bank's alleged links with atrocities in Gaza, Ben Smoke explains.
Written by: Ben Smoke
We must shut off the war machine’s influence from our arts and culture
A new campaign from Peace & Justice Project seeks to end culture washing by the financiers of war.
Written by: Samuel Sweek
Did British Police help Saudi Arabia crush its Arab Spring uprising?
UK complicit in Saudi protestor executions — A new report from Reprieve suggests British College of Policing training helped Saudi Arabia violently repress pro-democracy protests in 2012.
Written by: Robbie Wojciechowski
Five giant missiles have been delivered to Downing Street
Calling time on the arms trade — The stunt, organised by Amnesty International, saw dummy missiles paraded around Parliament to protest British arms sales to Yemen.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Last night London remembered the victims of state violence
Calling time on the arms trade — As a secret state-sponsored security exposition for international governments gets under way in Britain, Londoners braved the rain to protest, and remember the victims of state repression and violence around the globe.
Written by: Theo McInnes