#caat — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #caat, aggregated by home.social.
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#PalestineAction convictions https://truthout.org/articles/uk-convicts-palestine-action-activists-in-crackdown-on-palestine-solidarity/
#Filton6 statement
https://realmedia.press/filton-6-closing-speech-1/#Elbit Systems - #CAAT
https://caat.org.uk/data/companies/elbit-systems/War Profiteers - AFSC
https://afsc.org/gaza-genocide-companies -
#PalestineAction convictions https://truthout.org/articles/uk-convicts-palestine-action-activists-in-crackdown-on-palestine-solidarity/
#Filton6 statement
https://realmedia.press/filton-6-closing-speech-1/#Elbit Systems - #CAAT
https://caat.org.uk/data/companies/elbit-systems/War Profiteers - AFSC
https://afsc.org/gaza-genocide-companies -
#PalestineAction convictions https://truthout.org/articles/uk-convicts-palestine-action-activists-in-crackdown-on-palestine-solidarity/
#Filton6 statement
https://realmedia.press/filton-6-closing-speech-1/#Elbit Systems - #CAAT
https://caat.org.uk/data/companies/elbit-systems/War Profiteers - AFSC
https://afsc.org/gaza-genocide-companies -
#PalestineAction convictions https://truthout.org/articles/uk-convicts-palestine-action-activists-in-crackdown-on-palestine-solidarity/
#Filton6 statement
https://realmedia.press/filton-6-closing-speech-1/#Elbit Systems - #CAAT
https://caat.org.uk/data/companies/elbit-systems/War Profiteers - AFSC
https://afsc.org/gaza-genocide-companies -
#PalestineAction convictions https://truthout.org/articles/uk-convicts-palestine-action-activists-in-crackdown-on-palestine-solidarity/
#Filton6 statement
https://realmedia.press/filton-6-closing-speech-1/#Elbit Systems - #CAAT
https://caat.org.uk/data/companies/elbit-systems/War Profiteers - AFSC
https://afsc.org/gaza-genocide-companies -
Elbit (Who Profits?) https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/3794
UK Exports (CAAT)
https://caat.org.uk/data/exports-uk/licence-list?company=Elbit+SystemsKiller Drones (WoW)
https://waronwant.org/sites/default/files/Killer%20Drones%2C%20War%20on%20Want.pdf -
Elbit (Who Profits?) https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/3794
UK Exports (CAAT)
https://caat.org.uk/data/exports-uk/licence-list?company=Elbit+SystemsKiller Drones (WoW)
https://waronwant.org/sites/default/files/Killer%20Drones%2C%20War%20on%20Want.pdf -
Elbit (Who Profits?) https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/3794
UK Exports (CAAT)
https://caat.org.uk/data/exports-uk/licence-list?company=Elbit+SystemsKiller Drones (WoW)
https://waronwant.org/sites/default/files/Killer%20Drones%2C%20War%20on%20Want.pdf -
Elbit (Who Profits?) https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/3794
UK Exports (CAAT)
https://caat.org.uk/data/exports-uk/licence-list?company=Elbit+SystemsKiller Drones (WoW)
https://waronwant.org/sites/default/files/Killer%20Drones%2C%20War%20on%20Want.pdf -
Elbit (Who Profits?) https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/3794
UK Exports (CAAT)
https://caat.org.uk/data/exports-uk/licence-list?company=Elbit+SystemsKiller Drones (WoW)
https://waronwant.org/sites/default/files/Killer%20Drones%2C%20War%20on%20Want.pdf -
Government deceit concerning arms exports
Research reveals arms sold to Israel for re-export never were
April 2026
Selling arms carries with it the risk that they will be used not for legitimate purposes of defence but for illegal or offensive actions and the killing of innocent people. They can contribute to the tens of millions of displaced people and refugees who flee persecution or civil wars. As a member of the Security Council and a major exporter of arms, the UK has a particular responsibility to ensure arms go to where they are intended and do not end up in the hands of countries or parties engaged in civil wars or insurrection.
The UK is seriously falling down in this duty and arguably, knows it to be the case. It seems more concerned with boosting exports and less interested in where or with whom the weapons end up. In a previous post we commented on the weak controls on arms sales to the UAE which evidence strongly suggest end up in the hands of Sudanese rebels, the RSF. in this post we discuss evidence of arms sales to Israel being used on the Golan Heights illegally occupied by Israel since 1967.
Both are aspects of the same problem: weapons supposedly going to a friendly power being sent on to one which isn’t or are being misused. The evidence seems to suggest a lack of control or curiosity by government and civil servants. In both cases the weapons have caused a huge number of deaths and injury.
Re-export loophole
The Campaign Against the Arms Trade and Declassified UK have unearthed some shady practice concerning weapons sales to Israel. A £120 million transaction involving components was concluded for arms to go to Israel for onward export to Romania. Only they didn’t. The licences were for Watchkeeper drone (pictured) components by Elbit Systems, the Israeli arms company with plants in the UK. Elbit then quietly, they suggest, repeatedly issued a force majeure clause thus preventing the component leaving Israel. [The Declassified report also discusses the issue of waste which is outside our human rights brief].
CAAT and Declassified wrote to the Business and Trade sub-Committee on Economic Security and Export Controls asking for an investigation. Their work has revealed that the UK has zero ‘end-use monitoring’ allowing arms companies to divert weapons with near impunity. The government still claims it has ‘robust monitoring’ in place which seems utterly absurd and at variance with the evidence.
Following these investigations, Romania has threatened to cancel a $400m contract with Elbit Systems whereupon Elbit says it will begin delivery. Can they be trusted?
It seems clear that UK controls on sales are lax or almost non-existent. The lack of end-user monitoring and issuing open licences means arms end up almost anywhere. The desire to sustain arms sales and the UK’s arms industry seems to trump issues of humanity and the death and destruction that these weapons cause. Claims of robust controls are absurd and dishonest.
- Government deceit concerning arms exports
- Human Rights and the Abuse of Anti-Terrorism Powers
- Global Refugee Crisis: Current Statistics and Trends
- Monthly death penalty report
- Petition reaches major milestone
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“ARMS INDUSTRY GIVEN DIRECT INFLUENCE OVER UNIVERSITY COURSES”
by Martin Williams in Declassified UK
@Declassified_UK
@DeclassifiedUK
@uk_politics“#BAESystems, #Leonardo, #Thales and #RollsRoyce are among the firms who have been invited to sit on at least 53 university advisory committees across the country.
They are usually asked to provide ‘strategic direction’ for academic departments – and sometimes also review the progress of research projects”
https://www.declassifieduk.org/arms-industry-given-direct-influence-over-university-courses/
#Press #SocialMedia #UK #Universities #Courses #ArmsIndustry #Influence #Courses #CAAT
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“ARMS INDUSTRY GIVEN DIRECT INFLUENCE OVER UNIVERSITY COURSES”
by Martin Williams in Declassified UK
@Declassified_UK
@DeclassifiedUK
@uk_politics“#BAESystems, #Leonardo, #Thales and #RollsRoyce are among the firms who have been invited to sit on at least 53 university advisory committees across the country.
They are usually asked to provide ‘strategic direction’ for academic departments – and sometimes also review the progress of research projects”
https://www.declassifieduk.org/arms-industry-given-direct-influence-over-university-courses/
#Press #SocialMedia #UK #Universities #Courses #ArmsIndustry #Influence #Courses #CAAT
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“ARMS INDUSTRY GIVEN DIRECT INFLUENCE OVER UNIVERSITY COURSES”
by Martin Williams in Declassified UK
@Declassified_UK
@DeclassifiedUK
@uk_politics“#BAESystems, #Leonardo, #Thales and #RollsRoyce are among the firms who have been invited to sit on at least 53 university advisory committees across the country.
They are usually asked to provide ‘strategic direction’ for academic departments – and sometimes also review the progress of research projects”
https://www.declassifieduk.org/arms-industry-given-direct-influence-over-university-courses/
#Press #SocialMedia #UK #Universities #Courses #ArmsIndustry #Influence #Courses #CAAT
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“ARMS INDUSTRY GIVEN DIRECT INFLUENCE OVER UNIVERSITY COURSES”
by Martin Williams in Declassified UK
@Declassified_UK
@DeclassifiedUK
@uk_politics“#BAESystems, #Leonardo, #Thales and #RollsRoyce are among the firms who have been invited to sit on at least 53 university advisory committees across the country.
They are usually asked to provide ‘strategic direction’ for academic departments – and sometimes also review the progress of research projects”
https://www.declassifieduk.org/arms-industry-given-direct-influence-over-university-courses/
#Press #SocialMedia #UK #Universities #Courses #ArmsIndustry #Influence #Courses #CAAT
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“ARMS INDUSTRY GIVEN DIRECT INFLUENCE OVER UNIVERSITY COURSES”
by Martin Williams in Declassified UK
@Declassified_UK
@DeclassifiedUK
@uk_politics“#BAESystems, #Leonardo, #Thales and #RollsRoyce are among the firms who have been invited to sit on at least 53 university advisory committees across the country.
They are usually asked to provide ‘strategic direction’ for academic departments – and sometimes also review the progress of research projects”
https://www.declassifieduk.org/arms-industry-given-direct-influence-over-university-courses/
#Press #SocialMedia #UK #Universities #Courses #ArmsIndustry #Influence #Courses #CAAT
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Note: 2,700 people have been arrested for supporting #PalestineAction since it was proscribed under the Terrorism Act last summer by the then-home secretary Yvette Cooper; many arrested for holding placards expressing support for the group.
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2026/apr/05/seven-arrested-over-alleged-support-for-palestine-action-at-raf-lakenheath-protest -
Note: 2,700 people have been arrested for supporting #PalestineAction since it was proscribed under the Terrorism Act last summer by the then-home secretary Yvette Cooper; many arrested for holding placards expressing support for the group.
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2026/apr/05/seven-arrested-over-alleged-support-for-palestine-action-at-raf-lakenheath-protest -
Note: 2,700 people have been arrested for supporting #PalestineAction since it was proscribed under the Terrorism Act last summer by the then-home secretary Yvette Cooper; many arrested for holding placards expressing support for the group.
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2026/apr/05/seven-arrested-over-alleged-support-for-palestine-action-at-raf-lakenheath-protest -
Note: 2,700 people have been arrested for supporting #PalestineAction since it was proscribed under the Terrorism Act last summer by the then-home secretary Yvette Cooper; many arrested for holding placards expressing support for the group.
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2026/apr/05/seven-arrested-over-alleged-support-for-palestine-action-at-raf-lakenheath-protest -
Note: 2,700 people have been arrested for supporting #PalestineAction since it was proscribed under the Terrorism Act last summer by the then-home secretary Yvette Cooper; many arrested for holding placards expressing support for the group.
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2026/apr/05/seven-arrested-over-alleged-support-for-palestine-action-at-raf-lakenheath-protest -
International Peace Camp - 1-6 April - at #Lakenheath US-occupied nuclear base; included a blockade of the main gates of the base, protesting the #Iran war, the #Gaza genocide, and the presence of nuclear weapons at the site.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/04/06/arrests-at-lakenheath-nuclear-base-blockade/
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International Peace Camp - 1-6 April - at #Lakenheath US-occupied nuclear base; included a blockade of the main gates of the base, protesting the #Iran war, the #Gaza genocide, and the presence of nuclear weapons at the site.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/04/06/arrests-at-lakenheath-nuclear-base-blockade/
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International Peace Camp - 1-6 April - at #Lakenheath US-occupied nuclear base; included a blockade of the main gates of the base, protesting the #Iran war, the #Gaza genocide, and the presence of nuclear weapons at the site.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/04/06/arrests-at-lakenheath-nuclear-base-blockade/
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International Peace Camp - 1-6 April - at #Lakenheath US-occupied nuclear base; included a blockade of the main gates of the base, protesting the #Iran war, the #Gaza genocide, and the presence of nuclear weapons at the site.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/04/06/arrests-at-lakenheath-nuclear-base-blockade/
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International Peace Camp - 1-6 April - at #Lakenheath US-occupied nuclear base; included a blockade of the main gates of the base, protesting the #Iran war, the #Gaza genocide, and the presence of nuclear weapons at the site.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/04/06/arrests-at-lakenheath-nuclear-base-blockade/
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https://newint.org/arms/2026/italian-arms-factory-workers-say-no-war
Stop The Arms Trade
https://newint.org/special/arms-trade#antimilitarism #CAAT #Capitalism #Elbit #F35 #Gaza To Stop The Arms Trade #Italy #LabourMovement #Leonardo #Palestine #Solidarity
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https://newint.org/arms/2026/italian-arms-factory-workers-say-no-war
Stop The Arms Trade
https://newint.org/special/arms-trade#antimilitarism #CAAT #Capitalism #Elbit #F35 #Gaza To Stop The Arms Trade #Italy #LabourMovement #Leonardo #Palestine #Solidarity
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https://newint.org/arms/2026/italian-arms-factory-workers-say-no-war
Stop The Arms Trade
https://newint.org/special/arms-trade#antimilitarism #CAAT #Capitalism #Elbit #F35 #Gaza To Stop The Arms Trade #Italy #LabourMovement #Leonardo #Palestine #Solidarity
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https://newint.org/arms/2026/italian-arms-factory-workers-say-no-war
Stop The Arms Trade
https://newint.org/special/arms-trade#antimilitarism #CAAT #Capitalism #Elbit #F35 #Gaza To Stop The Arms Trade #Italy #LabourMovement #Leonardo #Palestine #Solidarity
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https://newint.org/arms/2026/italian-arms-factory-workers-say-no-war
Stop The Arms Trade
https://newint.org/special/arms-trade#antimilitarism #CAAT #Capitalism #Elbit #F35 #Gaza To Stop The Arms Trade #Italy #LabourMovement #Leonardo #Palestine #Solidarity
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🐱💛 Rescate que conmueve
Un rescate de minino en Tequisquiapan permitió salvar a un mishi atrapado en una azotea 🙌
Autoridades y ciudadanía trabajaron juntos
#Tequisquiapan #RescateAnimal #CAAT
Más información aquí 👇
https://amanecerqro.com/rescate-de-un-minino-en-tequisquiapan-destaca-labor-del-caat/
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Mass death in Sudan
Terrible events continue to unfold in Sudan. Britain’s role in the supply of weapons
April 2026
While the world is transfixed by the events in the Middle East following the bombing campaign initiated by the US and Israel, terrible misery is inflicted on millions caught up in a long-running war in Sudan. The numbers are huge: tens of thousands killed with mounds of bodies reported in some locations, 8 million displaced in a country with little infrastructure to cope, and an almost uncountable number of women and girts raped. Tens of millions are in need of humanitarian assistance.
The UN reports a tripling of gender based violence much of it unreported because of the stigma and shame attached to the victims. This disaster follows a 2 year siege of Al Fasher by Rapid Support Forces, a rebel group who are successors to the Janjaweed. There are many reports of men executed on the spot by RSF men.
Weapons
The question is how are the RSF getting these weapons to enable them to take on the Sudanese Armed Forces? The story is complex but considerable evidence points to the key supply hub of the UAE being the principle source. Weapons are then filtered through other countries and states including Libya and Uganda. The weapons themselves come from Russia, China, Yemen, Serbia and Türkiye. The supply route is described as ‘unimpeded’ by some observers.
The UK? As is usual with these conflicts, the UK is busy supplying weapons to the UAE despite knowing that some are destined for the RSF to be used for slaughter in the Sudan. CAAT reports that £825m was supplied in the period 2020 – 2024. £421m was suppled since the Sudan war began. They report that the UK government were well aware of the diversions taking place. The British government has been urged to suspend further arms sales to the UAE. This follows a report in the Telegraph.
A Channel 4 report supplies further details – or such details as can be found as the industry is shrouded in secrecy – and they do note that weapons sales to the UAE have diminished. The report ends with the familiar refrain from ministers:
“The UK government told us it has a very strong arms export licensing system in place, and it takes any allegations of diversion of exported weapons to another country very seriously. It said it had reviewed a large number of export licences, and found no evidence of diverted items being linked to existing licences.
“Speaking to Channel 4 News today [25 November 2025], Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said: “I have deliberately made the issues around Sudan one of the top priorities here in the Foreign Office because this is the worst humanitarian crisis of the twenty-first century.””
Open licences
The problem with Foreign Office statements is the issue of open licences. A rather less sanguine view of the question is provided in a Daily Telegraph article. The FCO is accused of failing to check the onward movement of weapons once they have landed in the UAE: a kind of out of sight out of mind.
The situation in Sudan is dreadful and there is a flow of refugees from the country some of whom end up at Calais. The UK is urged to limit arms sales to UAE and to ensure that such arms as are sold do not find their way to the RSF.
Sources: Amnesty, Guardian, Telegraph, Middle East Eye, CAAT, The Parliament Politics, Channel 4.
Recent posts:
- Violence becomes the message
- Mass death in Sudan
- Israel passes death penalty bill for Palestinians
- Well attended vigil
- Trade Minister a member of Friends of Israel
Photo CNN
#armsSales #CAAT #FCO #Sdan #UAE -
Mass death in Sudan
Terrible events continue to unfold in Sudan. Britain’s role in the supply of weapons
April 2026
While the world is transfixed by the events in the Middle East following the bombing campaign initiated by the US and Israel, terrible misery is inflicted on millions caught up in a long-running war in Sudan. The numbers are huge: tens of thousands killed with mounds of bodies reported in some locations, 8 million displaced in a country with little infrastructure to cope, and an almost uncountable number of women and girts raped. Tens of millions are in need of humanitarian assistance.
The UN reports a tripling of gender based violence much of it unreported because of the stigma and shame attached to the victims. This disaster follows a 2 year siege of Al Fasher by Rapid Support Forces, a rebel group who are successors to the Janjaweed. There are many reports of men executed on the spot by RSF men.
Weapons
The question is how are the RSF getting these weapons to enable them to take on the Sudanese Armed Forces? The story is complex but considerable evidence points to the key supply hub of the UAE being the principle source. Weapons are then filtered through other countries and states including Libya and Uganda. The weapons themselves come from Russia, China, Yemen, Serbia and Türkiye. The supply route is described as ‘unimpeded’ by some observers.
The UK? As is usual with these conflicts, the UK is busy supplying weapons to the UAE despite knowing that some are destined for the RSF to be used for slaughter in the Sudan. CAAT reports that £825m was supplied in the period 2020 – 2024. £421m was suppled since the Sudan war began. They report that the UK government were well aware of the diversions taking place. The British government has been urged to suspend further arms sales to the UAE. This follows a report in the Telegraph.
A Channel 4 report supplies further details – or such details as can be found as the industry is shrouded in secrecy – and they do note that weapons sales to the UAE have diminished. The report ends with the familiar refrain from ministers:
“The UK government told us it has a very strong arms export licensing system in place, and it takes any allegations of diversion of exported weapons to another country very seriously. It said it had reviewed a large number of export licences, and found no evidence of diverted items being linked to existing licences.
“Speaking to Channel 4 News today [25 November 2025], Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said: “I have deliberately made the issues around Sudan one of the top priorities here in the Foreign Office because this is the worst humanitarian crisis of the twenty-first century.””
Open licences
The problem with Foreign Office statements is the issue of open licences. A rather less sanguine view of the question is provided in a Daily Telegraph article. The FCO is accused of failing to check the onward movement of weapons once they have landed in the UAE: a kind of out of sight out of mind.
The situation in Sudan is dreadful and there is a flow of refugees from the country some of whom end up at Calais. The UK is urged to limit arms sales to UAE and to ensure that such arms as are sold do not find their way to the RSF.
Sources: Amnesty, Guardian, Telegraph, Middle East Eye, CAAT, The Parliament Politics, Channel 4.
Recent posts:
- Violence becomes the message
- Mass death in Sudan
- Israel passes death penalty bill for Palestinians
- Well attended vigil
- Trade Minister a member of Friends of Israel
Photo CNN
#armsSales #CAAT #FCO #Sdan #UAE -
Mass death in Sudan
Terrible events continue to unfold in Sudan. Britain’s role in the supply of weapons
April 2026
While the world is transfixed by the events in the Middle East following the bombing campaign initiated by the US and Israel, terrible misery is inflicted on millions caught up in a long-running war in Sudan. The numbers are huge: tens of thousands killed with mounds of bodies reported in some locations, 8 million displaced in a country with little infrastructure to cope, and an almost uncountable number of women and girts raped. Tens of millions are in need of humanitarian assistance.
The UN reports a tripling of gender based violence much of it unreported because of the stigma and shame attached to the victims. This disaster follows a 2 year siege of Al Fasher by Rapid Support Forces, a rebel group who are successors to the Janjaweed. There are many reports of men executed on the spot by RSF men.
Weapons
The question is how are the RSF getting these weapons to enable them to take on the Sudanese Armed Forces? The story is complex but considerable evidence points to the key supply hub of the UAE being the principle source. Weapons are then filtered through other countries and states including Libya and Uganda. The weapons themselves come from Russia, China, Yemen, Serbia and Türkiye. The supply route is described as ‘unimpeded’ by some observers.
The UK? As is usual with these conflicts, the UK is busy supplying weapons to the UAE despite knowing that some are destined for the RSF to be used for slaughter in the Sudan. CAAT reports that £825m was supplied in the period 2020 – 2024. £421m was suppled since the Sudan war began. They report that the UK government were well aware of the diversions taking place. The British government has been urged to suspend further arms sales to the UAE. This follows a report in the Telegraph.
A Channel 4 report supplies further details – or such details as can be found as the industry is shrouded in secrecy – and they do note that weapons sales to the UAE have diminished. The report ends with the familiar refrain from ministers:
“The UK government told us it has a very strong arms export licensing system in place, and it takes any allegations of diversion of exported weapons to another country very seriously. It said it had reviewed a large number of export licences, and found no evidence of diverted items being linked to existing licences.
“Speaking to Channel 4 News today [25 November 2025], Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said: “I have deliberately made the issues around Sudan one of the top priorities here in the Foreign Office because this is the worst humanitarian crisis of the twenty-first century.””
Open licences
The problem with Foreign Office statements is the issue of open licences. A rather less sanguine view of the question is provided in a Daily Telegraph article. The FCO is accused of failing to check the onward movement of weapons once they have landed in the UAE: a kind of out of sight out of mind.
The situation in Sudan is dreadful and there is a flow of refugees from the country some of whom end up at Calais. The UK is urged to limit arms sales to UAE and to ensure that such arms as are sold do not find their way to the RSF.
Sources: Amnesty, Guardian, Telegraph, Middle East Eye, CAAT, The Parliament Politics, Channel 4.
Recent posts:
- Violence becomes the message
- Mass death in Sudan
- Israel passes death penalty bill for Palestinians
- Well attended vigil
- Trade Minister a member of Friends of Israel
Photo CNN
#armsSales #CAAT #FCO #Sdan #UAE -
Mass death in Sudan
Terrible events continue to unfold in Sudan. Britain’s role in the supply of weapons
April 2026
While the world is transfixed by the events in the Middle East following the bombing campaign initiated by the US and Israel, terrible misery is inflicted on millions caught up in a long-running war in Sudan. The numbers are huge: tens of thousands killed with mounds of bodies reported in some locations, 8 million displaced in a country with little infrastructure to cope, and an almost uncountable number of women and girts raped. Tens of millions are in need of humanitarian assistance.
The UN reports a tripling of gender based violence much of it unreported because of the stigma and shame attached to the victims. This disaster follows a 2 year siege of Al Fasher by Rapid Support Forces, a rebel group who are successors to the Janjaweed. There are many reports of men executed on the spot by RSF men.
Weapons
The question is how are the RSF getting these weapons to enable them to take on the Sudanese Armed Forces? The story is complex but considerable evidence points to the key supply hub of the UAE being the principle source. Weapons are then filtered through other countries and states including Libya and Uganda. The weapons themselves come from Russia, China, Yemen, Serbia and Türkiye. The supply route is described as ‘unimpeded’ by some observers.
The UK? As is usual with these conflicts, the UK is busy supplying weapons to the UAE despite knowing that some are destined for the RSF to be used for slaughter in the Sudan. CAAT reports that £825m was supplied in the period 2020 – 2024. £421m was suppled since the Sudan war began. They report that the UK government were well aware of the diversions taking place. The British government has been urged to suspend further arms sales to the UAE. This follows a report in the Telegraph.
A Channel 4 report supplies further details – or such details as can be found as the industry is shrouded in secrecy – and they do note that weapons sales to the UAE have diminished. The report ends with the familiar refrain from ministers:
“The UK government told us it has a very strong arms export licensing system in place, and it takes any allegations of diversion of exported weapons to another country very seriously. It said it had reviewed a large number of export licences, and found no evidence of diverted items being linked to existing licences.
“Speaking to Channel 4 News today [25 November 2025], Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said: “I have deliberately made the issues around Sudan one of the top priorities here in the Foreign Office because this is the worst humanitarian crisis of the twenty-first century.””
Open licences
The problem with Foreign Office statements is the issue of open licences. A rather less sanguine view of the question is provided in a Daily Telegraph article. The FCO is accused of failing to check the onward movement of weapons once they have landed in the UAE: a kind of out of sight out of mind.
The situation in Sudan is dreadful and there is a flow of refugees from the country some of whom end up at Calais. The UK is urged to limit arms sales to UAE and to ensure that such arms as are sold do not find their way to the RSF.
Sources: Amnesty, Guardian, Telegraph, Middle East Eye, CAAT, The Parliament Politics, Channel 4.
Recent posts:
- Violence becomes the message
- Mass death in Sudan
- Israel passes death penalty bill for Palestinians
- Well attended vigil
- Trade Minister a member of Friends of Israel
Photo CNN
#armsSales #CAAT #FCO #Sdan #UAE -
Mass death in Sudan
Terrible events continue to unfold in Sudan. Britain’s role in the supply of weapons
April 2026
While the world is transfixed by the events in the Middle East following the bombing campaign initiated by the US and Israel, terrible misery is inflicted on millions caught up in a long-running war in Sudan. The numbers are huge: tens of thousands killed with mounds of bodies reported in some locations, 8 million displaced in a country with little infrastructure to cope, and an almost uncountable number of women and girts raped. Tens of millions are in need of humanitarian assistance.
The UN reports a tripling of gender based violence much of it unreported because of the stigma and shame attached to the victims. This disaster follows a 2 year siege of Al Fasher by Rapid Support Forces, a rebel group who are successors to the Janjaweed. There are many reports of men executed on the spot by RSF men.
Weapons
The question is how are the RSF getting these weapons to enable them to take on the Sudanese Armed Forces? The story is complex but considerable evidence points to the key supply hub of the UAE being the principle source. Weapons are then filtered through other countries and states including Libya and Uganda. The weapons themselves come from Russia, China, Yemen, Serbia and Türkiye. The supply route is described as ‘unimpeded’ by some observers.
The UK? As is usual with these conflicts, the UK is busy supplying weapons to the UAE despite knowing that some are destined for the RSF to be used for slaughter in the Sudan. CAAT reports that £825m was supplied in the period 2020 – 2024. £421m was suppled since the Sudan war began. They report that the UK government were well aware of the diversions taking place. The British government has been urged to suspend further arms sales to the UAE. This follows a report in the Telegraph.
A Channel 4 report supplies further details – or such details as can be found as the industry is shrouded in secrecy – and they do note that weapons sales to the UAE have diminished. The report ends with the familiar refrain from ministers:
“The UK government told us it has a very strong arms export licensing system in place, and it takes any allegations of diversion of exported weapons to another country very seriously. It said it had reviewed a large number of export licences, and found no evidence of diverted items being linked to existing licences.
“Speaking to Channel 4 News today [25 November 2025], Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said: “I have deliberately made the issues around Sudan one of the top priorities here in the Foreign Office because this is the worst humanitarian crisis of the twenty-first century.””
Open licences
The problem with Foreign Office statements is the issue of open licences. A rather less sanguine view of the question is provided in a Daily Telegraph article. The FCO is accused of failing to check the onward movement of weapons once they have landed in the UAE: a kind of out of sight out of mind.
The situation in Sudan is dreadful and there is a flow of refugees from the country some of whom end up at Calais. The UK is urged to limit arms sales to UAE and to ensure that such arms as are sold do not find their way to the RSF.
Sources: Amnesty, Guardian, Telegraph, Middle East Eye, CAAT, The Parliament Politics, Channel 4.
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“Undercover police spied on anti-arms trade campaigners & exaggerated their threat to protect the arms industry”
by The Canary
“Evidence quoted in an opening position statement [..] on 2 Feb by the #UndercoverPolicing #Inquiry shows that multiple undercover police officers spied on anti-arms trade campaigners, incl Campaign Against #ArmsTrade (#CAAT), because of the financial importance of the industry to the British state”
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“Undercover police spied on anti-arms trade campaigners & exaggerated their threat to protect the arms industry”
by The Canary
“Evidence quoted in an opening position statement [..] on 2 Feb by the #UndercoverPolicing #Inquiry shows that multiple undercover police officers spied on anti-arms trade campaigners, incl Campaign Against #ArmsTrade (#CAAT), because of the financial importance of the industry to the British state”
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“Undercover police spied on anti-arms trade campaigners & exaggerated their threat to protect the arms industry”
by The Canary
“Evidence quoted in an opening position statement [..] on 2 Feb by the #UndercoverPolicing #Inquiry shows that multiple undercover police officers spied on anti-arms trade campaigners, incl Campaign Against #ArmsTrade (#CAAT), because of the financial importance of the industry to the British state”
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“Undercover police spied on anti-arms trade campaigners & exaggerated their threat to protect the arms industry”
by The Canary
“Evidence quoted in an opening position statement [..] on 2 Feb by the #UndercoverPolicing #Inquiry shows that multiple undercover police officers spied on anti-arms trade campaigners, incl Campaign Against #ArmsTrade (#CAAT), because of the financial importance of the industry to the British state”
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“Undercover police spied on anti-arms trade campaigners & exaggerated their threat to protect the arms industry”
by The Canary
“Evidence quoted in an opening position statement [..] on 2 Feb by the #UndercoverPolicing #Inquiry shows that multiple undercover police officers spied on anti-arms trade campaigners, incl Campaign Against #ArmsTrade (#CAAT), because of the financial importance of the industry to the British state”
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Who’s who in the War Profiteers zoo, without much ado:
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Who’s who in the War Profiteers zoo, without much ado:
https://caat.org.uk/data/companies/ -
Who’s who in the War Profiteers zoo, without much ado:
https://caat.org.uk/data/companies/ -
Who’s who in the War Profiteers zoo, without much ado:
https://caat.org.uk/data/companies/ -
Who’s who in the War Profiteers zoo, without much ado:
https://caat.org.uk/data/companies/ -
October https://www.declassifieduk.org/us-arms-firm-secures-ban-on-palestine-protests-in-britain/
September
https://www.declassifieduk.org/uk-aerospace-firm-supplying-israels-defence-ministry/https://www.declassifieduk.org/what-is-the-f-35-fighter-jet-israel-uses-to-bomb-gaza-and-iran/
#CAAT #directaction #Elbit #F35 #Gaza #LockheedMartin #Militaryindustrialcomplex #Moog #Palestine #Wolverhampton
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October https://www.declassifieduk.org/us-arms-firm-secures-ban-on-palestine-protests-in-britain/
September
https://www.declassifieduk.org/uk-aerospace-firm-supplying-israels-defence-ministry/https://www.declassifieduk.org/what-is-the-f-35-fighter-jet-israel-uses-to-bomb-gaza-and-iran/
#CAAT #directaction #Elbit #F35 #Gaza #LockheedMartin #Militaryindustrialcomplex #Moog #Palestine #Wolverhampton
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October https://www.declassifieduk.org/us-arms-firm-secures-ban-on-palestine-protests-in-britain/
September
https://www.declassifieduk.org/uk-aerospace-firm-supplying-israels-defence-ministry/https://www.declassifieduk.org/what-is-the-f-35-fighter-jet-israel-uses-to-bomb-gaza-and-iran/
#CAAT #directaction #Elbit #F35 #Gaza #LockheedMartin #Militaryindustrialcomplex #Moog #Palestine #Wolverhampton