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UK-made tear gas fired at pro-democracy protestors in Greece
Tear gas and stun grenades made in the UK were used against pro-democracy protestors recently in Greece, according to human
Scottish taxpayers fund radar for drone armed with air-to-air missiles
A radar funded by Scottish taxpayers has been developed for a drone used in warfare that can be armed with
Twenty children killed in Yemen since UK resumed selling bombs to Saudi Arabia
Twenty children have been killed in Yemen since the UK government resumed arms sales to Saudi Arabia just over one
UK government branded “disgraceful” after resuming arms sales to Saudi Arabia
The UK government has been condemned after announcing it would resume selling arms to Saudi Arabia despite admitting it has
UK government broke inspection rules at Scottish bomb factory
The UK government has failed to meet its official criteria for conducting “regular and thorough inspections” of arms facilities every
Ministry of Defence wasted £9m on ‘fruitless payments’
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has wasted £9 million on tax fines, contract errors and other “fruitless payments”, according to
University urged to end Saudi deal after rise in beheadings
A leading Scottish university has been condemned for a secretive contract with Saudi Arabia after a new report revealed that
UK arms deals with Egypt condemned after report reveals regime’s child torture
The UK government and arms firms based in Scotland have been condemned over deals with Egypt after a new report
Radar funded by Scottish Enterprise marketed to regimes abusing human rights
A radar funded by Scottish Enterprise was marketed to countries with poor records on human rights at one of the
Saudi-led forces face trials over alleged war crimes linked to Fife arms firm
Air crews with the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen are facing Saudi legal proceedings for alleged war crimes linked to
‘New processes’ for illegal Saudi arms sales, says minister
The UK government says “new processes” have been established to prevent unlawful arms sales to Saudi Arabia after it emerged
Scottish school children targeted by arms firm allegedly complicit in war crimes
An Italian arms firm accused of complicity in alleged war crimes in Yemen and the “ethnic cleansing” of Kurds in