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Issue number
63
June 2018
Eurosatory, victory against factory in India, and corruption in Italian arms company

Eurosatory 2018: activists expose and disrupt Paris arms fair

A large group of people lie on the floor as part of a "die-in". In the background other protesters stand with banners.

In Paris, activists from across Europe joined with French protesters to take action against the Eurosatory arms fair, a biannual event that in 2018 saw over 1,700 arms companies exhibit their products to 57,000 individuals from over 150 countries, including military delegations from across the world.

Corruption Watch report: the Anglo-Italian Job

An AW159 Wildcat helicopter

A new report from Corruption Watch UK covers a number of corruption scandals involving the Italian arms company Leonardo.

War Profiteer of the Month: Lockheed Martin

A protest banner mimic the Lockheed Martin logo. The sign reads "Lockheed Martin: we're making a killing"

Lockheed Martin is the world's biggest arms manufacturer, and world's biggest exporter of arms. The companies headquarters are in the USA and it employs over 126,000 people worldwide, building everything from ballistic missiles to combat ships, robots to satellites, radars to aircraft, and other products and services.

India: copper ore factory shut down as police kill protesters

Thousands of people march through Thoothukudi

After many years of campaigning by local activists, the Sterlite copper plant in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu has been permanently shut down by local officials, days after 13 people were killed by police gun fire, and over 100 injured during protests that turned violent on 23rd May.

US activists protest BlackRock annual meeting

A large group of demonstrators on a pavement, with bright pink banners

On 23rd May, members of US peace organisations protested in front of the offices of asset management company BlackRock, while the companies shareholders attended the annual meeting.

South Africa’s arms deal saga

A Gripen aircraft in flight built by SAAB, similar to one of the planes sold to South Africa

Former South African President Jacob Zuma is scheduled to appear in court on July 27th on 16 charges (and 783 counts) of racketeering, corruption, money laundering and fraud relating to South Africa’s long-running and convoluted arms deal scandal. Long time anti-arms activist Terry Crawford-Browne gives his take on the South African arms trade scandal.