News & Events

20.07.2010
Several special noise demos have been announced, see Upcoming Events for more details.

07.07.2010
All Decommisioners have now been found not guilty and released!

02.07.2010
Today will possibly be the last day of the Decommisioners court, with five already found not guilty only two are left to recieve their verdict. Court will sit from 10.30am at Hove Trial Centre. There will be demos once the verdicts are known.

30.06.2010
Five of the Decommisioners have just been found not guilty, the verdicts were unanimous marking a major victory for the campaign. Only two defendants are left to be sentanced, including James Elijah Smith, who has been rotting on remand for the best part of two years.

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PRESS RELEASES

May 2010 Decommissioners Press Release and Press Pack
02/03/10 EDO Decommissioners War Crimes Defence Ruled Admissible
18/01/10 Gaza Weapons Factory Under Siege
15/01/10 Gaza Anti Arms Campaigners to Converge on Factory
10/12/09 Green Councillor to Present Petition Calling for Brighton Council to Discuss Arms Factory
04/12/09 EDO Granted Israeli Patent for F-16
28/11/09 Three Storeys Tall Cut-Out In City Centre Highlights Barclays Arms Trade
26/11/09 Smash EDO Launches Anti-Barclays Campaign
16/10/09 Smash EDO to Council: We should discuss weapons factory in our city
12/08/09 Demonstration against EDO's Complicity in Killer Drone Attacks
10/08/09
 Open Invitation To Paul Hills
29/07/09
An Open Invitation To Smash EDO's Public Debate: Is Breaking The Law To Resist War Crimes Ever Justified?
17/06/09

Names of Gaza Victims to be read Outside Brighton Bomb Factory
05/06/09

Smash EDO Carnival 2008 Protester Who Hit Back at Police Officer Wins Assault Case after Plea of Self Defence
04/05/09 Smash EDO claim Brighton demo a success
30/04/09 EDO Boss Must Come Clean Say Protesters!
30/04/09 Brighton police threaten 'ringleaders' of bomb protest
23/04/09
21/04/09 Brighton Bomb Factory Police Clashes Loom
24/03/09 Seven Campaigners Acquitted
17/03/09
23/02/09

Artivism - A week of Anti War Creativity

20/01/09

THREE REMANDED IN EDO DECOMISSIONERS BAIL HEARING
18/01/09
18/01/09
24/11/08 Police Drop Claims to a 'Riot' at Arms Factory
15/10/08 Campaigners Shut Down Bomb Factory
13/10/08 Campaigners say "Shut ITT"
03/10/08 Open Letter to Sussex Police
28/08/08 Anti War Protesters On Trial In Worthing Magistrates Court
21/08/08 Man Arrested For Playing Waltzing Matilda
29/07/08 Anti War protesters on Trial For Conspiracy
27/07/08 Freedom to Protest Court Case - EDO Campaigner Appeals Conviction
20/06/08 Anti Arms Protestors Granted Legal Aid After High Court Threat
06/06/08 Ten people released on bail after Carnival protest
05/06/08 Ten People Still in Custody Over EDO Protest
05/06/08 Death of Maria Vesco
04/05/08
03/05/08 Welcome to Carnival Against the Arms Trade
19/05/08 Smash EDO Activists Denied Legal Aid will Defend themselves in Court
01/05/08 POLICE INTERVENE IN UNIVERSITY FILM SCREENING
20/03/08 Police Censorship of Anti-War Film Goes Nationwide
20/03/08 Police Fail to Censor Smash EDO Film in Southampton
20/03/08 Activists Blockade EDO MBM to mark Fifth Anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq
18/03/08 Police Lie About Banning Peace Activist Film
17/03/08 Police Censorsip causes Cinema To Cancel Showing of Anti War Film
03/03/08 Woman On Trial for filming Demonstration at Anti-Arms Trade Protest Camp
21/01/08 Smash EDO Rooftop Protesters celebrate as all charges are dropped again
18/12/07 Brighton Arms Dealers to be taken Over by Company who Traded with Hitler
05/12/07 'Bad Karaoke' outside Brighton Town Hall to protest Council Byelaws being used against Legitimate protest
30/10/07 Halloween Haunting at Brighton Bomb Factory
24/10/07 Smash EDO Fishersgate Rooftop Protesters celebrate as all charges are dropped
18/10/07 Anti War Protesters on Trial For Conspiracy
29/08/07 5 PEOPLE ARRESTED FOR KARAOKE!
29/08/07 Campaigners Breach Security at Brighton arms Factory as Iraq Casualties reach One Million.
29/08/07 Smash EDO Action Camp Continues Despite Police Harassment
28/08/07 Police Forcibly Evict Peace Camp
28/08/07 Eviction Alert
28/08/07 Rooftop Occupation at EDO's Second Site
26/08/07 Campaigners Occupy Site for Third Anti Arms Trade Camp
24/08/07

Anti arms Trade Campaigners Plan Third Protest Camp in Wild Park

12/08/07

Police End Investigation of 'Curious' EDO Protester

25/07/07 Lebanon War Blockaders Plan Appeal against Guilty Verdict
21/07/07 Lebanon War Protesters Back In Court
19/07/07 Activist Arrested Under Council Byelaw
17/07/07 Police drop Prosecutions against Two Anti Arms Trade Activists
28/06/07 Shout it from the Rooftops; Lebanon War Protesters Found Not Guilty
08/06/07 New feature film stars local peace campaigners
21/05/07 BLOCKADE OF BRIGHTON ARMS FACTORY
21/03/07

Freedom to Protest Court Case
28/02/07 Rooftop Protesters in Court
21/02/07 Funeral Procession to commemorate the victims of the US bombing of Somalia
19/02/07 Student Blockade of EDO MBM
09/01/07
Anti-Arms Trade Campaigners launch new Legal Attack against Factory’s Lawyer
15/12/06 Police Refuse to Investigate Assault on Protester
07/09/06 Blockaders in Court
06/09/06 Anti Arms Trade Campaigners Celebrate EDO's Dismal Performance
15/09/06 Freedom to Protest Public Meeting
28/09/06
27/09/06
21/09/06 Arms Dealers Forced to Break in to their own Factory
21/09/06 Bomb Factory Shut Down
11/09/06 Open Letter to Argus re 16 September Mass March
09/09/06 BRIGHTON ARMS FACTORY MUST CLOSE - MEP
23/08/06 Rooftop Protest Against Arms Dealers
18/07/06 Bomb Factory Confronted With Horrors of War
17/07/06 Brighton Bomb Factory Blockaded over Bombardment of Gaza and Lebanon
07/07/05 Sussex Police Referred to the IPCC over Collusion with Arms Dealers
12/06/06

Israeli Navy may have used Components Made in Brighton to Massacre Civilians on Gaza Beach
07/05/06 Warmongers Surrender in High Court
10/03/06 'Assault police' charges against peace activists dropped
10/02/06 Bomb builders drop injunction
08/02/06 CIA 3 case dismissed after Judge orders handover of secret documents
11/12/05 Letter to the Argus
09/12/05 Peace activists determined to march
30/15/05 Peace activists publish open letter to sussex police
21/11/05 Further delay in injunction as Judge considers whether lawyer has acted unlawfully
20/11/05 Judge warns arms company over delaying tactics in injunction hearings
05/11/05 Attorney General torpedoes war crimes defence in High Court; protesters defiant
03/11/05 Attorney General intervenes to save UK company from war crimes accusation
24/10/05 High Court to decide whether British company can be held responsible for war crimes
20/09/05 Demonstration on UN International Peace Day
05/09/05 Attorney General to give advice on legality of Iraq War
17/08/05 City council intervenes to stop illegal eviction of peace camp
16/08/05 Palestine day at Brighton arms factory
15/08/05 Lunch out for peace/Carry on up the Injunction
11/08/05 Peace campaigners march through Brighton
14/07/05 Peace campaigners attacked by private police force
12/07/05 Peace campaigners to observe national two-minute silence outside Brighton Arms Dealers
16/06/05 Activist remanded for Injunction 'breach'
15/06/05 First arrest made to enforce arms dealers' injunction
09/06/05 Peace campaigners to demand police arrest local war criminals
01/06/05 Eight arrests as Police use violent tactics to defend Brighton arms factory
27/05/05 Arms company push peaceful protesters over the edge
30/04/05 Victory in the High Court
28/04/05 Judgement day for the Smash EDO campaign
26/04/05 Protesters to Fight Injunction
19/04/05 Smash EDO in the High Court
12/04/05

Anti-war activists vow to fight injunction