Arms trade with Libya: yes-no-yes-no
Last year the potential sale of night vision equipment to Libya was debated at the highest government level in the Netherlands. Documents…
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Stop Wapenhandel (Stop Arms Trade) is a group of independent researchers and activists on arms trade, the arms industry and lobbying. Stop Wapenhandel advocates sustainable security, not based on military power and deterrence but on solving the causes of insecurity.
Stop Wapenhandel is part of the European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT) and the Arms, Militarism and Climate Justice working group.
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Security concerns in Yemen
For weeks protesters in Yemen have called for an end to president Saleh’s 33-year-long rule. In response, the president sent tanks onto…
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Europe’s oldest embargo – arms sales to superpower China
15 Mar 2011, Frank Slijper
After the bloody suppression of protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989, the European Union (and the…
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Saudi tanks ready to crush dissent – with Thales Nederland equipment
Today Saudi protesters called for a “Day of Rage” . But the Saudi regime, one of the world’s most repressive has made…
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Dutch queen selling frigates to Oman
Woke up this morning with the news that the queen’s highly controversial state visit (now reduced to ‘just a dinner’) to Oman…
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Dutch arms export continues to grow
Uncontrolled transit of arms to conflict zones and dictatorships
Amsterdam, 20 February 2008 – The Netherlands strengthens its position as major arms…
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Dutch armoured vehicles in Bahrain
PRESS RELEASE CAMPAGNE TEGEN WAPENHANDEL
Amsterdam, 18 Feb 2011 – Video footage from Bahrain, showing police and security forces brutality against demonstrations…
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Growing number of private military and security companies in the Netherlands
The number of Private Military and Security Compagnies (PMSCs) in the Netherlands is growing rapidly. Many of these are directed by former…
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Various: Weapons used on Freedom Flotilla, Drones, Special record unit IDF
In the May 31 2010 attack on the relief boats for Gaza Israeli special forces (Unit 13 – Shayetet 13) used European…
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Dutch military relations with Israel
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has been a major transit ports for arms transfers (mainly ammunition and bullet parts) for many years.
Europese militaire…
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