The words that maketh murder: how arms shows make the act of killing palatable aoav.org.uk/2026/farnbor...
Action on Armed Violence (AOAV)
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Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) investigates and records harm to civilians in conflicts around the world. For press inquiries, please contact @iainoverton.bsky.social www.aoav.org.uk
The words that maketh murder: how arms shows make the act of killing palatable aoav.org.uk/2026/farnbor...
AOAV is hiring a Freelance Digital Communications and Data Impact Consultant to grow the reach of our Explosive Violence Monitor. £1,000 a month for 12 months, around one day a week. Deadline: 31 August 2026 aoav.org.uk/job/freelanc...
Beyond the battlefield: should we be rethinking National Security in an age of drought? aoav.org.uk/2026/beyond-...
Beyond the battlefield: should we be rethinking National Security in an age of drought? - AOAV
As drought exposes the fragility of Britain’s water and food systems, the government’s defence-spending surge raises a larger question: whether national security is still being defined too narrowly fo...
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Investigating the Military-Technological Complex: an overview of AOAV’s event on AI and Warfare aoav.org.uk/2026/investi...
Investigating the Military-Technological Complex: an overview of AOAV's event on AI and Warfare - AOAV
AOAV and SOAS brought together journalists, researchers and experts to examine how artificial intelligence, surveillance, big tech and automated targeting are reshaping warfare, civilian harm and the ...
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‘They did it for fun’: witness describes alleged prisoner abuse by UK SAS to Afghanistan Inquiry aoav.org.uk/2026/they-di...
Is this what happens when a former Defence Minister is given the keys to No 11 Downing Street? A drop in BAE Systems share price when doubt sets in that it wouldn't be Healey and then a steady rise once he's announced as Chancellor? 8.5% in the last 5 days alone.
The Military-Industrial complex: why this is of importance to Action on Armed Violence and what it has to do with the erosion of civilian protection aoav.org.uk/2026/the-mil...
MOD orders sweeping cancer study covering veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan and the Gulf aoav.org.uk/2026/mod-ord...
MOD orders sweeping cancer study covering veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan and the Gulf - AOAV
The Ministry of Defence has launched a landmark epidemiological study into whether 1.4 million serving personnel and veterans face elevated cancer risks, signalling a significant shift towards greater...
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The Military-Industrial Complex: why this is of importance to Action on Armed Violence and what it has to do with the erosion of civilian protection aoav.org.uk/2026/the-mil...
The Military-Industrial Complex: why this is of importance to Action on Armed Violence and what it has to do with the erosion of civilian protection - AOAV
AOAV argues here that Britain's modern military-industrial complex has expanded beyond defence manufacturing into politics, finance and technology, raising profound questions about democratic accounta...
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Six in 10 Russian billionaires are still not being sanctioned by the UK Government despite many linked to Russia's military-industrial complex aoav.org.uk/2026/six-in-...
‘They did it for fun’: witness describes alleged prisoner abuse by UK SAS to Afghanistan Inquiry aoav.org.uk/2026/they-di...
'They did it for fun': witness describes alleged prisoner abuse by UK SAS to Afghanistan Inquiry - AOAV
Newly published evidence presented to the Afghanistan Inquiry contains allegations from multiple witnesses of prisoner abuse, intimidation and a culture of exceptionalism within UK Special Forces, alt...
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New poll exposes political fault lines over UK’s nuclear deterrent with Reform voters five times more likely than Greens to back nuclear retaliation aoav.org.uk/2026/new-pol...
Great to have worked on this letter with @rethinkingsecurity.bsky.social We were joined by a wide range of signatories inc @christianaiduk.bsky.social @cclimateaction.bsky.social @aoav.bsky.social @ceobs.org @forceswatch.bsky.social @responsiblesci.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social @cnduk.bsky.social
Quakers in Britain@quaker.org.uk · last mo."Development, diplomacy, peacebuilding, conflict and atrocity prevention are all essential and underfunded tools in building a safer world." An open letter to the PM on the UK's military spending https://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/diverse-coalition-urges-pm-to-rethink-military-spending
Join a Silent Walking Vigil for Peace in central London on Saturday 19 September, marking the weekend closest to the UN International Day of Peace. Organised by Quakers and open to everyone who shares the hope for peace. Find out more and sign up for updates at quakervigilforpeace.org.
Investigating the Military-Technological Complex 📍 SOAS | 📅 11 July | 10am to 4pm Join experts from AOAV, Airwars, Bellingcat, The Guardian and more for a free one-day seminar on investigating civilian harm, AI and the arms trade. www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
Investigating the Military-Technological Complex
A seminar to help understand how to investigate, expose, and hold to account civilian harm from technological advances in warfare.
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Open Letter to the Prime Minister on military spending and the next NATO Summit aoav.org.uk/2026/open-le...
Open Letter to the Prime Minister on military spending and the next NATO Summit - AOAV
More than 50 UK civil society organisations - including AOAV - have written to the Prime Minister urging the Government to rebalance its approach to security by investing in diplomacy, development and...
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Private British defence firms win most MoD contracts. Yet their CEO pay stays stubbornly hidden New from @aoav.bsky.social aoav.org.uk/2026/private...
Private British defence firms win most MoD contracts. Yet their CEO pay stays stubbornly hidden - AOAV
Despite receiving more than 70% of UK Ministry of Defence contracts, private limited defence companies disclose far less about executive pay than their publicly listed counterparts, obscuring how publ...
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AI is changing warfare. Who is investigating the people, companies and systems behind it? Join us at @SOAS for a free one-day seminar on investigating the military-technological complex, with leading journalists, researchers and human rights experts. 11 July. 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/investigat...
**1/3** Britain's biggest defence companies are thriving. New AOAV analysis finds the average CEO of the UK's five largest defence firms received **£5.2 million** in 2024, equivalent to **138 times** the annual earnings of the median UK worker. aoav.org.uk/2026/defence...
Defence company chiefs pocketed 138 times the average UK worker’s wage in 2024, with their average CEO annual pay increasing by £1.5 million in the last decade - AOAV
Action on Armed Violence analysis found that CEOs of the UK's largest defence companies earned an average of £5.2 million in 2024, with executive pay rising by £1.53 million on average over the past d...
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1/5 London recorded its lowest number of homicides in more than a decade in 2025. That is good news. But our new analysis at AOAV shows a worrying shift beneath the headline. Domestic abuse-related homicides rose by **61%**, from 18 victims in 2024 to 29 in 2025. aoav.org.uk/2026/londons...
London’s 2025 murders examined: key figures in the UK capital’s homicides - AOAV
London recorded its lowest homicide rate in over a decade in 2025, but this decline masked sharp increases in domestic abuse-related killings of women, murders of elderly victims, and teenage involvem...
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Map Shows States Where Right-to-Carry Law Would Have Biggest Impact www.newsweek.com/map-shows-st...
1/4 New research for AOAV finds that while gun violence remains far lower in the UK and EU than in the US, social media is creating new pathways through which firearms, aggression, misogyny and extremist ideologies are normalised online. aoav.org.uk/2026/tacklin...
UN commission of inquiry says Israel committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately targeting children www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UN commission of inquiry says Israel committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately targeting children
Israel rejects the new report by the three-member expert panel, calling it a "libellous sham".
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UK imports of Israeli military goods jumped more than 10,000% during Gaza war. Important research from @aoav.bsky.social showing this disgusting increase in UK arms imports of Israeli military goods, thus helping fund the Gaza genocide aoav.org.uk/2026/uk-impo...
UK imports of Israeli military goods jumped more than 10,000% during Gaza war - AOAV
UK imports of Israeli arms and military equipment increased by 10,589% between 2023 and 2025, according to UN trade data, prompting renewed scrutiny of Britain's defence ties with Israel and the growi...
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1/4 New research for AOAV finds that while gun violence remains far lower in the UK and EU than in the US, social media is creating new pathways through which firearms, aggression, misogyny and extremist ideologies are normalised online. aoav.org.uk/2026/tacklin...
New poll exposes political fault lines over UK’s nuclear deterrent with Reform voters five times more likely than Greens to back nuclear retaliation aoav.org.uk/2026/new-pol...
New poll exposes political fault lines over UK's nuclear deterrent with Reform voters five times more likely than Greens to back nuclear retaliation - AOAV
A new YouGov survey finds Reform UK voters are five times more likely than Green supporters to favour nuclear retaliation after a devastating attack on Britain, exposing deep political divisions over ...
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