Tag: Saudi Arabia

UK Court of Appeal: Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia Are Illegal (For Now)

20 June 2019|The Interregnum|Mohamed Elmaazi

UK Court of Appeal in a historic decision has determined that UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia are illegal and must be reexamined given the war crimes being committed in Yemen. Though campaigners warn that despite their victory their struggle is far from over.

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Death toll of Western-backed war on Yemen exceeds 90,000, says new data

19 June 219|The Canary|Mohamed Elmaazi

New data analysis by conflict monitoring group ACLED has led them to conclude that at least 91,600 Yemeni men, women and children have been killed by the US/UK backed war on Yemen. But even that figure may ultimately prove to be very much an underestimate.

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