Iain Overton is the Executive Director of London-based charity Action on Armed Violence, and author of “The Price of Paradise: how the suicide bomber shaped the modern age."
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Published in: openDemocracyUKConflict reporting – are injuries no longer news?The true impact of war – particularly on people injured by explosive weapons – is being obscured by increasingly...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe UK’s arming of the Saudis is unlawful, but will a Brexiteering government care?What does today's court victory by human rights campaigners mean for the future of Britain’s arms exports to both...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBritain is the world centre for private military contractors – and it's almost impossible to find out what they're up toWelcome to the murky world of mercenaries and floating armouries...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWill press reform strangle British investigative journalism?Strident calls for tighter media regulation have followed the News of the World hacking scandal, many from the...