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An advert for the Remington Bushmaster rifle. A picture of a gun with the words "Consider your man card reissued."
Issue number
57
November 2017
Disarmament activist interview, and arms and mining companies in court

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Interview: Sam Walton describes taking action to disarm Saudi warplanes

Sam Walton and Daniel Woodhouse holding a hammer

Sam Walton and Rev Daniel Woodhouse were recently found not guilty of criminal damage by a judge in the UK, after breaking into BAE Warton to disarm planes bound for Saudi Arabia.

Sandy Hook massacre victims’ families sue Remington

Advertising used by Remington, a rifle manufacturer. The ad pictures a rifle, and the caption "consider your man card reissued"

The families of victims of the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting have been in court, trying to hold the gun company Remington accountable for the impact of the way their weapons are marketed.

Court case against Nevsun Resource to go ahead

The Bisha Mine in Eritrea, part owned by Canadian company Nevsun Resources

In Canada, a court in British Colombia has rejected an appeal by Nevsun Resources, a large Canadian mining company accused of relying on modern slavery at it’s Bisha Mine in Eritrea.

War Profiteer of the Month: Moog

An F35 jet, that uses components made by Moog

Moog Inc. is a large weapons manufacturer, specialising in hi-tech systems for a range of military and civilian purposes. According to the SIPRI, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Moog is the world’s 83rd biggest arms company.

The kibbutz that sells riot control weapons to war criminals

A police van sprays ultra-Orthodox demonstrators with blue liquid during a protest

For decades, Kibbutz Beit Alfa has sold riot control vehicles to despotic regimes such as Pinochet’s Chile and Nkunrunziza’s Burundi.

Mining company in court over allegations of police violence in Peru

Police holding shields in front of the Tintaya mine in Peru

Xstrata, a UK-registered company part of Glencore plc (an Anglo–Swiss commodity trading and mining company) is in court in London accused of hiring the Peruvian National Police (PNP) to oppress environmental protesters who were demonstrating against the Tintaya copper mine in a remote region of the Andes in 2012.