War Profiteers News

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June 2020

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11 Jun 2020

Who supplied the weapons used against #BLM protesters?

A black and white photo at night, showing large numbers of people walking through smoke with their mouths covered

Thousands of people protesting in the USA have faced tear gas, rubber bullets, stun grenades, and other weapons - who supplied these products?

10 Jun 2020

War Profiteer of the Month: Sloboda Čačak

A man with his back tot he camera holds a large rocket launcher over his shoulder

Sloboda Čačak is a Serbian government-owned ammunition company, found in 1948 by the Yugoslav government. The company produces ammunition used by both military and police forces.

23 Jun 2020

European Commission announces €205m support for arms industry projects

The European Commission has announced 16 beneficiaries of €205 million of financing from two programmes, the Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR) and the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP), precursors to the European Defence Fund.

05 Jun 2020

Sig Sauer announces closure of factory in Germany

The German arms company Sig Sauer has announced it intends to close its arms factory in Eckernförde by the end of year. The company blamed "locational handicaps" and the German military and police preferring a "few other local producers".

06 Jun 2020

Bolivian government accused of $2m tear gas overpayment to US intermediary

The Bolivian government has been accused of using a US intermediary to source millions of dollars worth of tear gas, at a price significantly exceeding the original quote.

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