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Expiry of nuclear weapons pact between US and Russia risks new arms race. We need more arms controls, not a new arms race www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Expiry of nuclear weapons pact between US and Russia risks new arms race
Ending of New Start treaty will remove mutual limits on the world’s two biggest nuclear arsenals
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:44 PM
londoncaat.bsky.social
Police spied on anti-arms activists to protect interest of the state, inquiry hears. Disgraceful morningstaronline.co.uk/article/poli...
Police spied on anti-arms activists to protect interest of the state, inquiry hears
POLICE officers spied on anti-arms trade campaigners and “exaggerated threats” of protests against the world’s largest arms fair, a government inquiry heard.Evidence from the reopening of the Undercov...
morningstaronline.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 6:37 PM
londoncaat.bsky.social
Israeli attacks on Gaza kill 21 in one of deadliest days since ‘ceasefire’. And they've suspended crossing evacuations at Rafah. Their cruelty knows no bounds www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
Israeli attacks on Gaza kill 21 in one of deadliest days since ‘ceasefire’
Shelling kills 14 Palestinians in north, attacks on tents kill six in south as evacuations through Rafah suspended.
www.aljazeera.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:35 PM
londoncaat.bsky.social
Ask your MP to speak at this Thursday's debate on Britain's obligation to stop Israel's genocide in Palestine
caatuk.bsky.social caatuk.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social · 14h
URGENT: On Thursday 5th February, MPs will debate Britain's obligation to stop Israel's genocide in Palestine.

This will expose that the government has failed its own genocide assessment process and ignored violations of international law.

📧 Ask your MP to speak at it:
caat.org.uk/email-your-m...
February 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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caabu.bsky.social
Join us for this Caabu Online Book Launch with Peter Oborne who will be speaking about his book, Complicit: Britain's Role in the Destruction of Gaza, on Monday 16 February at 6pm UK time GMT.

More details and registration here: caabu.org/events/caabu...
Caabu Online Book Launch with Peter Oborne: Complicit: Britain's Role in the Destruction of Gaza
Caabu invites you to an online book launch Complicit: Britain’s Role in the Destruction of Gazaby Peter Oborne
caabu.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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CND Vice-President @carolinelucas.bsky.social on why you should join the upcoming protest at RAF Marham against Britain's nuclear expansion.
Make sure you're there on Saturday 28 February!

📆 1:00pm-3:00pm
📍 RAF Marham, PE33 9NP

Details and transport: cnduk.org/events/stop-...
Graphic with CND logo and picture of Caroline Lucas. Text reads: Caroline Lucas: why you should join CND’s protest at RAF Marham on February 28. “CND’s rally at RAF Marham is a vital moment to demonstrate our opposition to the Government’s reckless decision to expand this country’s nuclear capabilities. This decision, taken without any parliamentary debate, puts the UK in breach of the nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty, ties us even more closely to a lawless and unpredictable US President, and undermines our national security. It’s essential to make loud and clear that this is not being done in our name.” Image description Poster with CND logo and image of F-35A fighter jet. Text reads: "Stop Britsh nuke jets. National demonstration. RAF Marham. Saturday 28th February. Assemble 1pm. Main entrance, RAF Marham, Upper Marham, King's Lynn, PE33 9NP" At bottom of graphic are logos of supporting organisations: CND; Scientists for Global Responsibility; UCU union; Movement for the Abolition of War; Stop the War Coalition; Palestine Solidarity Campaign; Quakers in Britain; Fire Brigades Union; Med Act; Pax Christi; Campaign Against Climate Change; Campaign Against Arms Trade; Lakenheath Alliance for Peace
February 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Watch: The moment 9 freed Palestinian detainees arrived at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital & reunited with their families, after being released from Israeli torture centers.

Of more than 9,300 Palestinians currently held in Israeli prisons & subjected to systematic torture, only about 1,300 have been...
February 4, 2026 at 5:08 PM
londoncaat.bsky.social
Here's hoping
peace-campaigns.quaker.org.uk Quakers in Britain Peace Team @peace-campaigns.quaker.org.uk · 10h
Kudos to all those at Stop SDSC-UK (including the wonderful Quaker Roots) for their protests yesterday and today at the arms fair at the NEC. Let's hope this is the first and last time the NEC hosts this carnival of death and killing.

www.stop-sdsc.uk/home
STOP SDSC-UK - To the NEC Group: Stop SDSC-UK
Letter to the NEC Group, which manages the National Exhibition Centre, hosting the SDSC-UK in 2026
www.stop-sdsc.uk
February 4, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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🚨HRF has filed a legal complaint in the U.S. against Adi Karni, Israeli national / former sergeant in the 603rd Combat Engineering Battalion, seeking a criminal investigation into war crimes and acts amounting to genocide committed by Karni during Israel’s war in Gaza.
February 4, 2026 at 5:24 PM
londoncaat.bsky.social
UK ignores corruption scandals when awarding major military contracts. This is shocking and shameful www.declassifieduk.org/uk-ignores-c...
UK ignores corruption scandals when awarding major military contracts
Freedom of Information requests reveal Britain’s trade department collected “no information” about fines issued to UK military suppliers for corruption.
www.declassifieduk.org
February 4, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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cnduk.bsky.social
Solidarity with Angie Zelter. Peaceful protesters should not be criminalised for calling out genocide!
nation.cymru NationCymru @nation.cymru · 19h
A veteran anti-war activist who has previously been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize read out an impassioned statement in court condemning the decision to charge her with a terrorist offence for protesting against Israel’s atrocities in Gaza ✍️Martin Shipton
Palestine Action supporter condemns 'terrorism' charge in court scene
Martin Shipton A veteran anti-war activist who has previously been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize read out an impassioned statement in court condemning the decision to charge her with a terrorist o...
nation.cymru
February 4, 2026 at 10:43 AM
londoncaat.bsky.social
UN chief urges Gaza aid as Israel blocks most medical evacuees at Rafah. This is a death sentence for many people and the blockade must be lifted www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
UN chief urges Gaza aid as Israel blocks most medical evacuees at Rafah
Al-Shifa Hospital director says blocking medical evacuations through Rafah crossing could be 'death sentence' for many.
www.aljazeera.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:12 PM
londoncaat.bsky.social
Defend the right to protest on March 17th
cnduk.bsky.social Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament @cnduk.bsky.social · 16h
🚨Join the Lobby of Parliament - Defend our Right to Protest

⏰ 17 March

The govt plans to give police new powers to effectively ban repeat protests - join us and other civil society groups to demand MPs oppose this attack on our rights!

Register: palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/March2026Lobby
Image of protester with megaphone with Houses of Parliament in the background. Logos of supporting organisations are at the bottom. Text reads: "Join the lobby of Parliament. defend our right to protest. Tuesday, 17 March. Parliament, London."
February 4, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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BREAKING: NO CONVICTIONS AS VERDICTS COME IN FOR FILTON24 TRIAL

After 8 days of deliberation, the jury have not convicted Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Ellie (Leona) Kamio, Fatema Zainab Rajwani, Zoe Rogers and Jordan Devlin on any charge.

Defend Our Juries comment to follow.
February 4, 2026 at 12:47 PM
londoncaat.bsky.social
Marwan Barghouti, ‘Palestine’s Mandela’, to publish book from prison www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
Marwan Barghouti, ‘Palestine’s Mandela’, to publish book from prison
Unbroken: In Pursuit of Freedom for Palestine is a collection of writings by the Palestinian political leader, who has been held in Israeli prisons since 2002
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:58 AM
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freedomflotilla.bsky.social
We've been sailing to break Israel’s illegal siege of Gaza for almost two decades. The first Free Gaza Movement flotilla that reached Gaza in 2008 promised Palestinians “we won’t stop sailing until Israel’s siege is broken". We've kept that promise. We won’t back down.
freedomflotilla.org/donate/
Concerned citizen: The flotillas have not broken Israel’s siege yet. Why keep trying? The first flotilla that reached Gaza in 2008 promised Palestinians that "we won’t stop sailing until Israel’s siege is broken". We have kept that promise. We won’t back down now because of Israel’s attempts to shut us down. We acknowledge concerns around launching another flotilla, particularly given the costs and Israel’s confiscation of our vessels and goods onboard. Evaluation of the impact of our actions are both appropriate and necessary. Since 2010, we successfully fought to have boats returned, received compensation for others, and we will continue to fight for the rest. Regardless, we believe that the cost of a boat must be weighed against the cost of silence, complicity, and normalization of Israel’s crimes against Palestinians - costs measured in lives, not dollars. Even if flotilla vessels are not returned, each mission: • Drives global media coverage of Israel’s crimes that no lobbying effort could buy. While Israel spends billions on propaganda to silence the truth, the flotilla forces media to cover Israel’s violence against Palestinians, as well as those who act in solidarity. • Creates a significant financial burden: Israel has spent millions attacking our boats; abducting and deporting volunteers; on police and prison costs; on litigation; on maintenance of stolen boats, and much more. • Forces international governments to address Israel’s law violations. • Sends a strong message to Palestinians that they're not alone, and helps build solidarity for a free Palestine. Meanwhile, hundreds of millions of dollars worth of aid continues to rot at Gaza’s borders, waiting for permission from the same entity that deliberately starves and freezes Palestinians to death. We reject the notion that the occupier be allowed to determine what can get in and out of Gaza. Keeping up the pressure to break Israel’s siege must remain a priority. We cannot and will not back down because of Israel’s attempts to shut us down.
February 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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cnduk.bsky.social
We're delighted to announce that @pscupdates.bsky.social and @quaker.org.uk have joined @ucu.org.uk, and others as supporters of our demo against Britain's nuclear expansion at RAF Marham!

Join us on 28 Feb: https://cnduk.org/events/stop-british-nuke-jets-national-demonstration-at-raf-marham/
Poster with CND logo and image of F-35A fighter jet. Text reads: "Stop Britsh nuke jets. National demonstration. RAF Marham. Saturday 28th February. Assemble 1pm. Main entrance, RAF Marham, Upper Marham, King's Lynn, PE33 9NP" At bottom of graphic are logos of supporting organisations: CND; Scientists for Global Responsibility; UCU union; Movement for the Abolition of War; Stop the War Coalition; Palestine Solidarity Campaign; Quakers in Britain; Fire Brigades Union; Med Act; Pax Christi; Campaign Against Climate Change; Campaign Against Arms Trade; Lakenheath Alliance for Peace
February 3, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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stwc.bsky.social
🚨 Defend the Right to Protest 🚨

🛑 Public meeting

🗓 Thursday 12 February
⏰ 7pm
📍 SOAS (DLT)

Speakers include actor Juliet Stevenson, Yanis Varoufakis, Chris Nineham, Ben Jamal and Katy Watts from Liberty. Free tickets via events page [link in bio]

#defendtherighttoprotest #dropthecharges
February 3, 2026 at 2:27 PM
londoncaat.bsky.social
Sad coverage of Gaza has dropped but love this
jackmirkinson.bsky.social Jack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 1d
Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.

We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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quakerpeacehub.bsky.social
Great to join witness against the SDSC arms fair on Saturday and today

Tomorrow people from across the West Mids and the UK will be opposing the weapons show - happening right now at the NEC, while attendees of the Spring Fair and Ice-cream show are totally unaware

www.stop-sdsc.uk/join-a-prote...
A group of pilgrims carrying a banner STOP THE NEC ARMS FAIR arrive at Birmingham International station, next to the NEC.
February 3, 2026 at 4:36 PM
londoncaat.bsky.social
The 24-site US military network in Britain worth £11 billion.
America’s War Department owns more military and intelligence sites in Britain than the government has told parliament www.declassifieduk.org/the-24-site-...
The 24-site US military network in Britain worth £11 billion
America’s War Department owns more military and intelligence sites in Britain than the government has told parliament
www.declassifieduk.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:24 PM
londoncaat.bsky.social
British spy gear sold to Gulf state amid crackdown. Britain again selling surveillance technology to an oppressive regime www.declassifieduk.org/british-spy-...
British spy gear sold to Gulf state amid crackdown
UK tech firms were allowed to export surveillance tools to authorities in Oman where activist warns ‘they don’t care about laws’
www.declassifieduk.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
londoncaat.bsky.social
Take action to call for an end to the arrest of peaceful protestors
defendourjuries.bsky.social Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 1d
Almost 43,000 people have signed a petition calling for UK officials to end their prosecution of peaceful protestors.

Police have made over 2700 arrests under the Terrorism Act 2000 for peacefully protesting the banning of Palestine Action in the UK.

www.amnesty.org.uk/get-involved...
End the prosecution of peaceful protestors in the UK
Police have made 2700+ arrests under terrorism laws in the UK for protesting peacefully against the banning of Palestine Action. This cannot go unchallenged. The UK’s chief prosecutors must now decide...
www.amnesty.org.uk
February 3, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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The UK announces sanctions against 10 senior figures in Iran for "human rights violations".

By contrast, it took until June 2025 - 20 months into genocide - for the government to impose sanctions on two Israeli ministers.

www.gov.uk/government/n...
UK announces sanctions against perpetrators of human rights violations in Iran
UK sanctions 10 individuals and one organisation for their role in recent brutality against Iranian protestors.
www.gov.uk
February 3, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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cnduk.bsky.social
In response to lots of requests about this map, we've provided critical information about the role of each US base.👇
Map with CND logo showing the 18 locations where US military bases are located in Britain. Text reads: Shut down US bases. Kick out Trump's nukes.
February 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM