Eyewitnesses in Yemen tell Declassified UK’s reporter on the ground about the aftermath of an airstrike that killed a young girl and her grandmother.
Saudi Arabia
Children killed in Yemen by Saudi-led airstrikes days before and after UK arms sales resume
by PHIL MILLER | 15 July 2020
TAGGED: Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Airstrikes in Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition killed eight children shortly before and after the UK government claimed there was ‘not a clear risk’ of British weapons being used for war crimes, Declassified has found.
‘Paralysing a nation’: Evidence emerges of Royal Navy’s complicity in Saudi-led sea blockade of Yemen
by PHIL MILLER | 7 July 2020
TAGGED: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition has received British training on naval tactics that could be used for blockading Yemen, an embargo which UN experts have described as ‘unlawful’. Amnesty International says the new information is ‘deeply concerning’.
Government breaks inspection rules at Scottish missile factory supplying Saudi air war
by PHIL MILLER | 18 June 2020
TAGGED: BAE Systems, Raytheon, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Yemen
A bomb factory in Scotland providing missile parts for Saudi Arabia’s air force has not been checked in over three years, missing the UK government’s own inspection deadlines. Weaponry produced by Raytheon in Glenrothes is linked to war crimes in Yemen.
Revealed: UK government broke inspection rules at arms factory supplying Saudis in Yemen war
by PHIL MILLER | 14 May 2020
TAGGED: BAE Systems, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
A fighter jet factory in England providing essential parts for the Saudi air force has not been checked for over three years, missing the government’s own deadlines. Without supplies from this factory, it is likely Saudi Arabia would be unable to continue bombing Yemen during the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus cannot stop Britain’s war in Yemen
by PHIL MILLER | 22 April 2020
TAGGED: BAE Systems, Coronavirus, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Despite claiming to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic, Britain’s military and arms industry continue to facilitate bombing one of the world’s poorest countries, which is most at risk from Covid-19.
How the UK press supports the British military and intelligence establishment
by MARK CURTIS | 11 March 2020
TAGGED: Egypt, Iran, Israel, Russia, Saudi Arabia, US, Yemen
How the UK press is misinforming the public about Britain’s role in the world
by MARK CURTIS | 9 March 2020
TAGGED: Egypt, Israel, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen
Britain’s national press consistently portrays Britain as a supporter of noble objectives such as human rights and democracy. The extraordinary extent to which the public is being misinformed about the UK’s foreign and military policies is revealed in new statistical research by Declassified UK.
John Major cabinet papers: Saudi sections censored
by PHIL MILLER | 31 December 2019
TAGGED: Saudi Arabia
The UK’s secret military unit that answers to Saudi Arabian commanders
by MATT KENNARD | 28 October 2019
TAGGED: Saudi Arabia