Thousands of veterans denied medical support over MoD refusal to acknowledge Lariam side-effects - AOAV The UK Ministry of Defence is accused of failing to recognise and properly document the long-term neuropsychiatric harm caused by the anti-malarial drug Lariam, leaving thousands of veterans misdiagno...

Thousands of veterans denied medical support over MoD refusal to acknowledge Lariam side-effects

New report by Edward Lander @aoav.bsky.social

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AOAV online event (16 April, 1pm): new report on Lariam toxicity and British veteran support - AOAV AOAV will host an online event to launch a report exposing the Ministry of Defence’s failure to recognise and support veterans affected by Lariam toxicity, highlighting missing medical records, misdia...

To remind: AOAV's online event (16 April, 1pm): it covers our new report on Lariam toxicity and British veteran support

Please join us.

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Satellite data analysis reveals scale of destruction in Khartoum as ground reporting falters - AOAV Jiashu Hu’s satellite-based analysis shows that Khartoum has experienced sustained urban collapse during Sudan’s civil war, with sharp declines in economic activity, visible structural damage and conc...

Satellite data analysis reveals scale of destruction in Khartoum as ground reporting falters

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South Korean president's concerns about alleged abuses by Israeli forces echoes longstanding accountability concerns, AOAV says - AOAV South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung has reignited scrutiny of Israeli military conduct by highlighting alleged abuses, with Action on Armed Violence arguing the incident reflects a longstanding pattern of wea...

South Korean president’s concerns about alleged abuses by Israeli forces echoes longstanding accountability concerns, AOAV says

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AOAV invites you to the launch of a new report on Lariam toxicity, exposing failures by the Ministry of Defence to recognise long-term harm, record its use, and support affected veterans.

16 April, 1pm BST
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A briefing note for journalists on the ways in which the UK is involved in the US war on Iran

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“Military-aged males” and the erosion of distinction in contemporary conflict - AOAV The use of the term “military-aged male” in modern warfare reflects a long-standing practice in which gender and age are used as proxies for threat, blurring legal distinctions and obscuring civilian ...

“Military-aged males” and the erosion of distinction in contemporary conflict

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A briefing note for journalists on whether the British military can legally board sanctioned vessels off the UK’s coasts - AOAV The UK’s plan to interdict suspected sanctions-evading tankers risks stretching maritime law beyond its established limits, raising questions about legality, precedent, and long-term strategic cost.

A briefing note for journalists on whether the British military can legally board sanctioned vessels off the UK’s coasts

From @aoav.bsky.social

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RAF commendation sheds light on UK role after 2020 US drone strike that Iranian general Qasem Soleimani - AOAV Phil Miller reports that UK personnel based in Bahrain provided logistical support to US forces following the killing of Qasem Soleimani, with their role only partially disclosed through an RAF honour...

RAF commendation sheds light on UK role after 2020 US drone strike that Iranian general Qasem Soleimani aoav.org.uk/2026/raf-com...

The politics of immunity: UK–Israel legal coordination and the erosion of universal jurisdiction - AOAV Here AOAV contends that the UK, in coordination with Israeli legal actors, has developed a legal and diplomatic framework that limits the risk of war crimes accountability for Israeli officials and as...

Insightful piece here for @aoav.bsky.social by Louis Hayes

The politics of immunity: UK–Israel legal coordination and the erosion of universal jurisdiction

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Louis Mosley’s claim that Palantir helped cut domestic murders in last 12 months in Bedfordshire to zero is contradicted by the facts - AOAV A viral claim that Palantir software reduced domestic murders in Bedfordshire to zero is contradicted by recent cases, unsupported by reliable statistics, and lacks evidence of any causal impact.

Louis Mosley’s claim that Palantir helped cut domestic murders in last 12 months in Bedfordshire to zero is contradicted by the facts
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UK-Linked Components Traced to Tomahawk Missile That Struck Iranian School Debris analysis and US procurement records reveal British links to the weapon that killed over a hundred school children in Iran, reports Isa Osman and Iain Overton

***UK-Linked Components Traced to Tomahawk Missile That Struck Iranian School***

Debris analysis and US procurement records reveal British links to the weapon that killed over a hundred school children in Iran, reports Isa Osman and Iain Overton

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Global challenges for research on gun violence Gun violence is characterised by fatalities, severe injuries, psychological stress, and mental health conditions, all of which inflict profound grief and economic losses on survivors, families, and co...

Global challenges for research on gun violence

An important article in The Lancet from our colleagues on the commission into global gun violence and health.

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Arming exodus? How the UK's military-industrial complex intersects with small-boat migration to Britain - AOAV Drawing on first-hand testimony from asylum seekers fleeing Ethiopia, Sudan and Afghanistan, this report examines how armed violence and international arms transfers, including UK exports, intersect w...

New report from AOAV: Arming Exodus? How the UK’s military-industrial complex intersects with small-boat migration to Britain.

Read the report:
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Conscription in the UK - a valid policy proposal or a political device? - AOAV This paper contains a discourse analysis that explores the political framing surrounding contemporary conscription debates in British media by addressing the larger contexts of conscription in Britain...

Conscription has re-entered Britain’s political conversation. But is it a serious policy idea or largely symbolic rhetoric?

Our new analysis examines how UK media framed the debate around national service and the “citizen army” during the 2024 surge in coverage.

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Israel drops rape charges against soldiers. For AOAV, this pattern of impunity was already clear - AOAV When investigations exist to shield institutions rather than scrutinise them, impunity becomes policy

Israel drops rape charges against soldiers. For AOAV, this pattern of impunity was already clear

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1/ AOAV has a new report examining the fallout from the UK Ministry of Defence data breach that exposed the personal details of around 18,700 Afghans who had assisted British forces and applied for protection. The breach was not publicly disclosed for nearly two years.

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Israel drops rape charges against soldiers. For AOAV, this pattern of impunity was already clear - AOAV When investigations exist to shield institutions rather than scrutinise them, impunity becomes policy

Israel drops rape charges against soldiers. For AOAV, this pattern of impunity was already clear

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Has Elbit Systems UK been involved in the manufacture and supply of weapons to the Israeli military - a claim the company strongly denies? - AOAV Elbit Systems UK sits at the centre of a dispute over whether British-based subsidiaries indirectly contribute to Israeli military supply chains through licensed exports and corporate links to their I...

Has Elbit Systems UK been involved in the manufacture and supply of weapons to the Israeli military? – a claim the company strongly denies. Find out here in this useful article from @aoav.bsky.social aoav.org.uk/2026/has-elb...

AOAV commentary: white phosphorus use in Lebanon raises renewed alarm over incendiary weapons - AOAV Evidence documented by Human Rights Watch that Israeli forces used airburst white phosphorus munitions over residential areas in southern Lebanon highlights once again the grave humanitarian risks pos...

AOAV commentary: white phosphorus use in Lebanon raises renewed alarm over incendiary weapons

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Happy International Women's Day.

In the last year, tens of thousands of women & girls have been harmed by explosive weapons in populated areas. This isn't even mentioning the gun-fuelled domestic abuse they suffer.

When you talk about the arms trade, you talk about women's rights. Or the lack of.

Has Elbit Systems UK been involved in the manufacture and supply of weapons to the Israeli military - a claim the company strongly denies? - AOAV Elbit Systems UK sits at the centre of a dispute over whether British-based subsidiaries indirectly contribute to Israeli military supply chains through licensed exports and corporate links to their I...

A fact check post from @aoav.bsky.social

Has Elbit Systems UK been involved in the manufacture and supply of weapons to the Israeli military – a claim the company strongly denies?

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Former NATO commander Richard Shirreff calls the UK–US “special relationship” a political fantasy - AOAV A former NATO commander warns that sentimentality about Washington risks drawing Britain into wars that lack strategy

Former NATO commander Richard Shirreff calls the UK–US “special relationship” a political fantasy

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The casualty ratios that complicate Israeli claims about Gaza - AOAV A widely cited claim that Gaza’s casualty ratio shows precise targeting of fighters collapses under comparison with other conflicts, where far higher male-to-female death ratios typically accompany wa...

The casualty ratios that complicate Israeli claims about Gaza

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Arms development on the Korean peninsula: divergent strategic pathways in an era of intensifying competition - AOAV This report examines how North and South Korea have pursued fundamentally divergent military development trajectories since the 1953 armistice — the DPRK centred on nuclear deterrence and regime survi...

Arms development on the Korean peninsula: divergent strategic pathways in an era of intensifying competition

New for @aoav.bsky.social

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With friends like these: Britain's quiet hand in the Iran campaign - AOAV Britain has not fired a shot at Iran. But its bases, its jets and its diplomatic cover have made America's campaign possible.

With friends like these: Britain’s quiet hand in the Iran campaign

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Ukraine’s invasion grows deadlier for civilians: harm per strike up 33% despite global decline in explosive violence - AOAV Civilian harm from explosive weapons rose sharply in Ukraine last year, even as global casualty figures from such weapons fell, according to new data from Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), revealing ho...

Civilian harm from explosive weapons rose sharply in Ukraine last year, even as global casualty figures from such weapons fell...revealing how the invasion of Ukraine by Russia has become far more harmful for civilians with each individual strike aoav.org.uk/2026/ukraine... @aoav.bsky.social

Has the British media become obsessed with ‘World War Three? It seems the Tabloids have.

Great piece by Eban Raymond for @aoav.bsky.social

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A briefing note for journalists on the F-35i’s role in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza - AOAV Since 7 October, Israel’s deployment of the F-35i Adir in Gaza has combined high-volume precision strike capability with real-time intelligence integration, enabling sustained urban bombardment with h...

A briefing note for journalists on the F-35i’s role in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza

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