O'Reilly, Anne-Marie

O'Reilly, Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie O'Reilly

31 March 2015Feature

A report from this year’s Campaign Against Arms Trade national gathering


CAAT national gathering at Conway Hall,
London, 21 March 2015 Photo: CAAT

One of the most powerful speeches at the CAAT national gathering this year came from Sayed Alwadaei, a Bahraini activist who was imprisoned for taking part in pro-democracy demonstrations and then had his citizenship revoked in Bahrain.

Sayed reminded us of the terrible human cost of the arms trade, and the impact that those of us campaigning over here can have. ‘Your action gives Bahrainis a…