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Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) is a UK-based organisation working to end the international arms trade. Nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. linktr.ee/caatuk

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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 4h
REVEALED: BAE Systems advised at least 13 British universities on how to repress pro-Palestine protests on campus. A new revelation by Liberty Investigates and Al Jazeera exposes the extent of the influence of BAE in the securitisation and disciplinary measures against students.
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
WE SAY NO TO PALANTIR 🙅‍♂️ We and 120+ organisations and unions across Europe are calling on our governments and the European Commission to scrap all existing public sector contracts with Palantir. Read the open letter here: www.globaljustice.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Text reads: 120+ organisations and unions across Europe call on governments and the European Commission to SCRAP Palantir contracts. Palantir provides support to warmongers, drains our public wealth, deepens our dependence on tech billionaires. WE SAY NO TO PALANTIR.
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Should a machine ever decide to take a life? At 4:30pm today, join CAAT's Namir Shabibi alongside more fantastic speakers at Stop Killer Robots UK's Labour Conference fringe event in Liverpool. 📍 Hilton, Albert Suite 4
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
📣 OUT NOW: CAAT NEWS In the Summer 2026 edition, we cover: 🔴 Palestine Action 🔴 US illegal war on Iran 🔴 Arms exports to Israel 🔴 Labour & Andy Burnham 📰 Get your FREE copy: caat.org.uk/publications...
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🇵🇸🇾🇪 BREAKING: The UK government's arms export policies have eviscerated international humanitarian law. @CAATuk’s new report exposes how the UK arms exports system is fundamentally broken and rigged in favour of pre-determined conclusions. 🔎 caat.org.uk/publications...
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🔴 TONIGHT AT 6PM Join us for the launch of our report on Gaza, Yemen, and the UK government's evisceration of international humanitarian law. 🔗 Register: caat.org.uk/events/repor...
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🔴 REPORT LAUNCH: GAZA, YEMEN, AND THE UK’S EVISCERATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW Join speakers from @caat.bsky.social, Mwatana for Human Rights, @glanlaw.bsky.social, @shadowworldinv1.bsky.social at 6pm for the online launch of our new report. 🔗 Register: caat.org.uk/events/repor...
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
PROTEST UK'S 2ND LARGEST ARMS COMPANY Rolls Royce power and profit from death & destruction in Gaza and Yemen. Join London CAAT & Islington PSC in saying no to this dreadful company. 🗓️ Friday 25th Sept 6pm 📍 Rolls Royce’s HQ (York Way, London) caat.org.uk/events/
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
BREAKING: The UK government approved £464.8 million in weapons export licences to Saudi Arabia in the first 3 months of this year. The vast majority of this figure is made up of air-to-surface weapons.
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Britain must pay reparation to Yemen.
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CAAT - Reparations for Yemen – a proposal for a windfall tax on British arms companies that enabled Saudi war crimes
This report, jointly published by CAAT and the Transition Security Project, argues that Britain should pay reparations to the people of Yemen for its role in crimes committed against them by Saudi Ara...
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
BREAKING: The UK should pay reparations to Yemen The report released by @caatuk.bsky.social & @transitionsec.bsky.social calculates £7.8bn could be raised through a windfall tax on British arms companies that armed Saudi Arabia, matched by government
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"The war in Yemen is escalating again. The UK must end its military support of Saudi Arabia – or it could do to Andy Burnham’s premiership what complicity in the Gaza genocide did to Keir Starmer’s", writes @davidwearing.bsky.social for @zeteo.uk zeteo.uk/p/britains-r...
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🔴 BREAKING: Report reveals the UK should pay reparations to Yemen The report released by @caatuk.bsky.social & @transitionsec.bsky.social calculates £7.8bn could be raised through a windfall tax on British arms companies that armed Saudi Arabia, matched by government 🔎 caat.org.uk/publications...
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
NEW SPEAKER ADDED Join the online launch of our new report: “Dead Letter: how the UK government’s arms export policies have eviscerated international humanitarian law” by Katie Fallon and Sam Perlo-Freeman. 🗓️ 24th Sept, 6pm Register: caat.org.uk/events/repor...
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
📣 GET YOUR COPY In the Summer 2026 edition, we cover: 🔴 Palestine Action 🔴 US illegal war on Iran 🔴 Arms exports to Israel 🔴 Labour & Andy Burnham 📰 Get your FREE copy: caat.org.uk/publications...
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
📣 GET YOUR FREE COPY In the Summer 2026 edition of CAAT News, we cover: 🔴 Palestine Action 🔴 US illegal war on Iran 🔴 Arms exports to Israel 🔴 Labour & Andy Burnham 📰 Read it now: caat.org.uk/publications...
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Is the UK's weapons export licensing system broken beyond repair? Or ineffective by design? Join us to challenge the government’s defence of its arms export licensing system, and its role in arming genocides and atrocities around the world. ✍️ Add your name: caat.org.uk/take-action/...
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🔴 REPORT LAUNCH Join us for the launch of our new report on how the UK government’s arms export policies have eviscerated international humanitarian law. Hear the report's findings & what it means for our advocacy. 🗓️ 24th September, 6pm 📍 Zoom Register now: caat.org.uk/events/repor...
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
CAAT statement on the latest government action on Israel
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
📣 OUT NOW: CAAT NEWS In the Summer 2026 edition, we cover: 🔴 Palestine Action 🔴 US illegal war on Iran 🔴 Arms exports to Israel 🔴 Labour & Andy Burnham 📰 Get your FREE copy: caat.org.uk/publications...
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
STOP THE ARMS FAIR: TELL THE WELSH GOVERNMENT TO ACT Protest the ‘Defence Security Resilience Cymru Summit’ 📍 International Convention Centre, Celtic Manor, Newport ⏰ 8AM 📅 Thursday 3rd Sept caat.org.uk/events/newpo...
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
London CAAT visited some of the sinister sites of the arms trade in London. These organisations are complicit in Israel’s genocide, US-Israeli war on Iran, and Saudi Arabia’s brutal war on Yemen.
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
UNCOVER THE UK ARMS TRADE CAAT's database lets you investigate UK arms exports to countries across the world. Tutorial: youtu.be/0dZgOsXrxY Data browser: caat.org.uk/data/exports...
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Thales is the "key sponsor" of upcoming air show in Ayr, Scotland. Here's what you need to know about the world's 14th largest weapons company. caat.org.uk/data/compani...
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Forum on the Arms Trade @forumarmstrade.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
1/ Boat strikes have restarted over the weekend. See video and recommendations from our event last week co-hosted w/ @wola-org.bsky.social featuring @adamisacson.com @seharrison7.bsky.social @annieshiel.bsky.social María Teresa Ronderos @elclip.bsky.social www.forumarmstrade.org/blog/final-r...
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Final Report - Webinar A Wretched Anniversary: The Implications of One Year of U.S. Boat Strikes (August 19, 2026)
Introduction On August 19, 2026, the webinar " A Wretched Anniversary: The Implications of One Year of U.S. Boat Strikes " was held, organized by the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the....
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The UK must stop arming the RSF through its weapon exports to the UAE, and it is up to all of us to make this call so loud that our government can no longer evade responding to it. caat.org.uk/news/busines...
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
BREAKING: The jury has refused to convict any of the present defendants in the second trial of the Filton 25. After more than 38 hours, the jury in the second trial of the Filton 25 has refused them.
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Drones fly over Gaza constantly. They are surveilling and firing on the people and the infrastructure of Gaza. Their engines are made in UAV Engines, Shenstone. 🗓️ 22nd August ⏰ 1pm 📍 31 Main Street, WS14 0LZ
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Britain's arms sales to Israel make it directly complicit in the genocide in Gaza. Here's what you need to know: caat.org.uk/data/countri...
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This Saturday: Merchants of Death Tour On Saturday at 2pm, join us in London for a walking tour of the key arms companies and organisations involved in attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. More info: caat.org.uk/events/merch...
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Drones fly over Gaza constantly. They are surveilling and firing on the people and the infrastructure of Gaza. Their engines are made in UAV Engines, Shenstone. 🗓️ 22nd August ⏰ 1pm 📍 31 Main Street, WS14 0LZ
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Expose the Merchants of Death.. On Saturday 15th August, join us in London for a walking tour of the key arms companies and organisations involved in attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. More info: caat.org.uk/events/merch...
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Stop the arms trade. Join us: caat.org.uk
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Join the Merchants of Death Tour! On Saturday 15th August, join us in London for a walking tour of the key arms companies and organisations involved in attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran. More info: caat.org.uk/events/merch...
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Forum on the Arms Trade @forumarmstrade.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Since 2020, we've worked with 144 #EmergingExperts from 39 countries. Help us support opportunities for the upcoming 2026-2027 cohort via our new 📣 Emerging Experts Professional Development Fund 📣 Details at www.forumarmstrade.org/emergingfund... 🎥 in their own words: youtube.com/shorts/upep8...
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Emerging Experts Professional Development Fund compilation
YouTube video by Forum on the Arms Trade
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Drones fly over Gaza constantly. They are surveilling and firing on the people and the infrastructure of Gaza. Their engines are made in UAV Engines, Shenstone. 🗓️ 22nd August ⏰ 1pm 📍 31 Main Street, WS14 0LZ
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
BAE Systems is reporting £1.7 billion in profits in the first half of this year - 11% increase from the same time last year. caat.org.uk/data/compani...
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
British weapons have been used to devastate Yemen for more than 11 years. Yemenis face one of the world's worst humanitarian crises - while arms companies got rich from it. Uncover the deadly UK-Saudi relationship: caat.org.uk/data/countri...
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Since 2015, Britain has sold at least £33.9bn in weapons to Saudi Arabia. During this time, Saudi Arabia was leading attacks on Yemen that killed at least 377,000 people. Today, this deadly partnership continues. Uncover UK-Saudi arms relationship: caat.org.uk/data/countri...
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia is one of Britain's top arms customers. UK-made weapons were used in the Saudi-led war on Yemen which killed more than 377,000 people. Today, their close ties continue.
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Five months ago, the United States killed 168 schoolchildren and teachers in Iran. The Tomahawk missiles used were made by Raytheon - parts of which are made in Scotland. We will never forget.
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Five months ago, the United States killed 168 schoolchildren and teachers in Iran. The Tomahawk missiles used were made by Raytheon - parts of which are made in Scotland. We will never forget.
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Last week, more than £63 billion in arms deals were made across four days at Farnborough International Airshow and arms fair. These deadly deals, hosted in Britain, will be used for devastation across the world. Shameful.
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
🚨NOW: As families attend Farnborough International Airshow, an arms fair marketed as a “family day out”, protestors are at the entrance exposing what the weapons inside do to families across the world.
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
NOW: Protestors are outside of the entrance of Farnborough International Airshow on the day marketed as a "family day out". This is one of Britain's largest arms fairs, with 1,000+ weapons companies exhibiting weapons used to massacre families across the world.
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Today is the “family entertainment” day of horrific arms fair and airshow Farnborough International. Activists are handing out leaflets to expose the truth about this marketplace of death.
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caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
✊📣Amplifying this call about a demo tomorrow against Farnborough International Airshow ✊📣 Campaigners share: FARNBOROUGH ARMS FAIR: DO NOT TWIST MASSACRES INTO FAMILY FUN 📆 Friday, 24 July ⏰ 8:45am 📍Cross Street off Farnborough Road, meet near the Exhibition Centre if you arrive afterwards
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