A SOLDIER arrested for peacefully protesting against Britain’s involvement in the war in Yemen should be freed, peace campaigners demanded today.
Lance Corporal Ahmed Al-Babati was taken into custody by two Royal Military Police officers outside Downing Street on Monday.
He was objecting to the provision of weapons and other military equipment to Saudi Arabia by the British government, armed forces and arms companies.
Today’s interconnected conflicts are enriching the arms industry while pushing the entire world towards permanent militarisation, argues ROGER McKENZIE
Witnessing a war of words at a meeting on tackling militarism at The World Transformed, BEN COWLES spoke to a union rep who is organising against war from inside the arms industry itself, to hear about worker-led solutions to ending weapons production


