military spending & recruitment

Reckless escalation: British pacifists condemn US-UK attack on Houthis in Yemen

British pacifists have called the attack by the US and UK on Houthi targets in Yemen a dangerous and irresponsible escalation in a conflict that threatens to engulf the Middle East.

2023 month by month - a year of peace campaigning amidst growing militarism

Spiralling military spending. Peace campaigners under attack in Russia and Ukraine. The devastating violence in Israel and Gaza. In 2023 there has been no shortage of war and militarism for peace campaigners to resist.

Stop supporting Israeli War Crimes, British pacifists tell UK government

The PPU joins other voices from the peace movement in condemning the horrific attacks on civilians by Hamas on Saturday in Southern Israel, including hostage-taking and the killing of more than 1200 people.

An armed solider and an armed police officer on an urban street

Putting troops on the streets would undermine British democracy

British pacifists have pledged to resist any plan to deploy armed forces personnel on British streets to carry out police functions.

People holding a large banner reading "Say no to killing, say no to the arms fair".

Arms fair opens in London to widespread resistance

The first day of the DSEI arms fair has seen protests, criticism and nonviolent direct aciton at London’s Excel Centre.

Arms dealers to be greeted by memorial ceremony for their victims

Participants in London's DSEI arms fair will have to walk past a memorial ceremony for victims of war as the event opens.

Protests under way ahead of DSEI arms fair in London

The biennial DSEI arms fair is already facing resistance, days before it opens at London's Excel Centre.

New Defence Secretary urged to ditch predecessor's failed policies

Grant Shapps has been urged to end military support for regimes such as Saudi Arabia and cancel the upcoming London arms fair.

Yurii Sheliazhenko in front of a peace poster

British peace activists condemn charges against leading Ukrainian pacifist

British pacifists have said that charges brought against a leading Ukrainian pacifist are ludicrous, untrue and politically motivated.

People holding placards reading 'No Pride in War'

Sunak's apology to LGBT veterans is meainingless while he arms homophobic regimes

British pacifists have said that the UK goverment and its armed forces remain complicit in homophobic persecution.

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