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Documenting Corruption in the Arms Trade. A joint project by Shadow World Investigations, World Peace Foundation & RüstungsInformationsBüro e.V.

Meet Chris Harbone. In 2025, he gave the largest political donation ever made in the UK – £9 million to Reform UK. In 2024, he gave Farage a personal “gift” just before he changed his mind to stand as MP. This isn't the first time he has given "gifts" for favours.. (1/3)

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Interested to find out more on who truly is arming Angola? We were too so we did exactly that. Check it all out here: youtu.be/7WzTRqnxjjA

#WhosArmsAngola? | Defex in Angola, Part 2

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The Corruption Tracker Project @armstrade-ct.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#WhoArmsAngola? | Defex in Angola, Part 1 In our next segment of our #whoarmsafrica series, we turn our attention to Angola. More specifically, to Defex's (alleged) role in arming Angola.

In our next segment of our #WhoArmsAfrica campaign we turn our attention to Defex S.A., a Spanish company that exported security and defense products. We, at CT, have found out both how and why they did so. But first, who was Defex S.A.? 🤔 Let's find out together 🧨

The Corruption Tracker Project @armstrade-ct.bsky.social · 9mo ago

But #WhoArmsAfrica? 🤔 Join us as hold the seemingly unaccountable to account with our new campaign -  #WhoArmsAfrica - out NOW💥 corruption-tracker.org/who-arms-afr...

NEW CASE 🚨 | Nigera's Armsgate Scandal: The Deals of A. Hima By the early 2010s, Nigeria was confronting an escalating insurgency led by Boko Haram whose attacks placed severe strain on national security & military capacity. The crisis intensified dramatically; militarised response followed.

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Turns out an Israeli security services firm 🤝 the South Sudanese Government 🤝 a multi-million dollar farming project are arming South Sudan. Check out who exactly is (allegedly) arming South Sudan: youtu.be/VHBgInH8K7k Read our full investigation here: corruption-tracker.org/case/green-h...

Green Horizon: Fueling the Conflict in South Sudan

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The Corruption Tracker Project @armstrade-ct.bsky.social · 6mo ago

So let’s find out #Who’sArmingSouthSudan? 🇸🇸 Turns out an Israeli security services firm 🤝 the South Sudanese Government 🤝 a multi-million dollar farming project are arming South Sudan. More of that here: corruption-tracker.org/case/green-h...

Still staying and digging up answers about the #SouthAfricanArmsDeal, we asked who are the actors that (allegedly🤧) allowed this to happen - check out our video below 🤯 Check out #WhoArmsSouthAfrica now. Further information here (allegedly 😉): corruption-tracker.org/case/the-sou...

The Corruption Tracker Project @armstrade-ct.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Ever wondered #WhoArmsAfrica? 🤔Let’s turn our attention to South Africa. In this segment we break down the South African Arms Deal. 🇿🇦 ❓What it is.❓Who it involved and ultimately why it happened. ❓ Check out our #WhoArmsAfrica investigative campaign: corruption-tracker.org/who-arms-afr...

Hundreds and hundreds of protesters at the DSEI arms fair today, of all ages, races, genders and faiths, making their presence felt as the suited and booted, mostly male, mostly white delegates went for their big jolly - www.middleeasteye.net/news/protest...

Thousands protest against presence of Israeli companies at London arms fair

Several activists, calling for an end to the genocide in Gaza, received medical treatment amid police clashes at the DSEI event

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Our recently released report, Tracing Corruption, compiled alongside @worldpeacefdtn.bsky.social, further highlights the inflating uselessness of the global arms trade. This week we narrow into Section 2 of the report. Check it all our here: bit.ly/4lLUz4w #A*sesintheArmsTrade #AntiCorruptionWork

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The Corruption Tracker Project @armstrade-ct.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Today we highlight the key findings of each chapter. Kicking us off with our very own Rhona Michie and Director @shadowworldinv1.bsky.social as she calls for us all to take on the Arms Trade by holding the seemingly unaccountable accountable. #A*sesintheArmsTrade #AntiCorruptionWork

NEW BLOG 🚨 | Major microchip and tech companies replicate corruption patterns that can also be found on the arms trade, such as; monopolistic activity, inflated pricing, illicit kickbacks, and personal profiteering amongst others. 🔍CATC: H it all here: corruption-tracker.org/blog/the-geo...

The Geopolitics of Data, What Future Follows?

Summary: Microchips are central to advancements in both civilian tech and warfare.  Despite being one of the most resource-intensive industries, the semiconductor sector benefits from a global trend o...

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