Nouvelles sur les armes à feu
Russie,Trinité-et-Tobago,Caraïbes,Nicaragua,États-Unis,Canada,Guinée Bissau,Libye,Mexique,Colombie
Small Arms: The Worldwide Scourge
8 September 2013
Newsday (Trinidad & Tobago)
Trinidad and Tobago is awash with guns. Gang leaders, bandits, drug smugglers are armed and shooting at each other, at citizens, at the police without hesitation. The majority of the weapons are small arms and they are usually "imported" with illegal drugs or there is an exchange of drugs for arms. Drug cartels use their illicit profits to purchase these guns, the two trades being intertwined, according to the latest report from the United Nations Office for Disarmament... (GunPolicy.org)
Lire l'article complet : Newsday (Trinidad & Tobago)
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Libye,Algérie,Tunisie
Tunisian Police Seize Guns, Grenades in National Operation
21 July 2013
Xinhua
TUNIS - Tunisian anti-terrorist police have seized large quantities of weapons and ammunition in the capital Tunis as part of a nationwide operation, Mosaique FM reported on Sunday, quoting the Al Chourouk daily.
The report said the seized weapons, including guns and hand grenades, were found in a populous district of the capital and the towns of Nabeul and Le Kef, adding that the weapons were smuggled into Tunisia by a group of radical Islamists.
In a related event,... (GunPolicy.org)
Lire l'article complet : Xinhua
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France,Syrie,Allemagne,Libye,Qatar,Suisse,États-Unis
Is Anyone Counting the Guns in Syria?
18 June 2013
Pacific Standard (USA)
Last night, in a televised interview with Charlie Rose, President Obama made the case for arming anti-Assad forces in Syria. In part, Obama was responding to critics who claim the U.S. weapons, once released, will be hard to control.
Is that true? Scholars who study small arms proliferation have looked at the 2011 war in Libya as a guide and found evidence of illegal arms transfers and poor tracking of weapons. More than a year after the war ended, no overall... (GunPolicy.org)
Lire l'article complet : Pacific Standard (USA)
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Arabie saoudite,Libye,Mexique,Allemagne
Weapons Exports Reveal Faults in German System
30 May 2013
Deutsche Welle
Germany prides itself on having "strict, even restrictive regulations" for the export of weapons of war. All the same, German weapons regularly show up in regions they should not be in.
For years, every single government coalition in Germany has stated that the country has particularly strict regulations for sales of weapons of war to foreign countries. Regularly, however, weapons used abroad but "made in Germany" get into the news. People are outraged when assault... (GunPolicy.org)
Lire l'article complet : Deutsche Welle
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Syrie,Malte,Libye,Turquie
Turkey Fights to Stem Arms Smuggling
27 May 2013
National (Abu Dhabi)
ISTANBUL - Turkish custom agents knew exactly what they were looking for when they searched the Libyan-flagged fishing vessel.
Thanks to a last-minute tip, what was supposed to be an empty cargo hold was discovered to be carrying almost 1,000 pump-action shotguns and more than 400 handguns.
"Arms and munitions were discovered on a ship bound for Libya on April 21 in Istanbul," a Turkish official said.
The discovery followed other major weapons seizures in the country... (GunPolicy.org)
Lire l'article complet : National (Abu Dhabi)
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Libye,Mexique,Allemagne
German Arms Firm Illegally Sold Weapons to Mexico
7 May 2013
InSight Crime (Bogota)
A German arms manufacturer has admitted to illegally selling thousands of rifles to Mexico, where the weapons were reportedly used to commit human rights violations.
Heckler & Koch, which produces weapons such as pistols, machine guns, and grenade launchers, is under investigation by German authorities for exporting G36 rifles to several Mexican states where Germany prohibits gun sales, due to human rights concerns.
The company previously claimed it had only ever... (GunPolicy.org)
Lire l'article complet : InSight Crime (Bogota)
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Yémen,Argentine,Costa Rica,Libye,Allemagne,États-Unis,Brésil,Paraguay,Autriche
Most Brazilian Guns Exported to US
29 April 2013
Folha de Sao Paulo
BRASILIA - The U.S., currently discussing restrictions on the sale of firearms, purchased 7.9 million guns from Brazil in the past 40 years, and 59% of those were exported during the Lula administration (2003-2010).
That is the result of a new study by the Army Command to which Folha had access through the Access to Information Act, with a detailed record of the sellers and buyers of 9.9 million revolvers, pistols, rifles and shotguns, among other weapons, exported... (GunPolicy.org)
Lire l'article complet : Folha de Sao Paulo
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Portugal,Libye,États-Unis,Guinée Bissau,Colombie
Alleged FARC Scheme Swapped Cocaine for West African Arms
12 April 2013
InSight Crime (Bogota)
An international police operation has dismantled a network in which Colombian rebel group the FARC allegedly attempted to exchange cocaine for weapons from the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau.
The investigation, involving US, Colombian, Portuguese, and Guinea-Bissau authorities, lasted over a year, reported EFE. Colombian police arrested two men in Bogota who are accused of serving as as the FARC's intermediaries for the West Africa-based weapons suppliers.
On... (GunPolicy.org)
Lire l'article complet : InSight Crime (Bogota)
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Égypte,Libye
Army Thwarts Attempt to Smuggle Arms into Egypt
30 January 2013
Aswat Masriya (Cairo)
Egypt's armed forces were able to successfully thwart an attempt to smuggle arms into Egypt from the western border shared with Libya on Wednesday.
The border-forces confiscated seven sacks that contained 47 machine guns among other arms, reported the official page of Egypt's army spokesman.
The defendants were referred to a prosecutor to act appropriately in accordance with the... (GunPolicy.org)
Lire l'article complet : Aswat Masriya (Cairo)
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Mali,Libye,États-Unis,Afrique occidentale,Niger
Internationalist Blog: How Libyan Weapons Fueled Mali's Violence
29 January 2013
Council on Foreign Relations, Blog
The violence that has plagued once-stable Mali since late 2011 should have come as no surprise to Western governments, for it is a direct function of NATO's Libyan intervention. By adopting a "light footprint" approach in Libya, the alliance unwittingly contributed to a security vacuum that allowed countless weapons to stream out of Libya and fuel insurgency, extremism, and crime in neighboring countries. One of these countries was Mali, where the flood of weapons from... (GunPolicy.org)
Lire l'article complet : Council on Foreign Relations
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Somalie,États-Unis,Éthiopie,Yémen,Libye,Israël,Union Européenne,Afrique orientale,Kenya,Ukraine,Russie
Special Investigation: Lack of Gun Treaty Fuels Kenyan Smuggling Trade
9 January 2013
Star (Kenya)
Whether looking after his herd of cattle or taking them to the watering point, Boru hardly leaves his AK47 behind. He lives in the outskirts of Gambella village, a few kilometres from Isiolo town.
"It has become like a stick for me. I carry it around and my enemies fear me. It gives me more power than I had before I acquired it," Boru said.
Taking cover from the scorching sun under the shade of an old acacia tree, Boru, a father of three, told the Star he bought his... (GunPolicy.org)
Lire l'article complet : Star (Kenya)
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Égypte,Niger,Libye,Belgique,Mali,Palestine,Israël
Experts Suspect Belgian-Made Guns Trafficked from Libya to Gaza
19 November 2012
Foreign Policy
There's one big problem with small arms: They don't come with an expiration date. These reliable killing machines pass from dead soldiers to living insurgents, and from a country's armory to a militia's safe house thousands of miles away. As soon as weapons crates cross international borders, arms-producing countries lose control over where they head next - a fact on full display during recent conflicts across the Middle East, and now in the Gaza Strip.
On Nov. 17,... (GunPolicy.org)
Lire l'article complet : Foreign Policy
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Afrique du Nord,Libye,Mali,Égypte,Qatar
Concerns Over Weapons Availability, 'Gangster' Culture in Libya
14 November 2012
Qantara (Germany)
Market day in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi. In the old town quarter of Assabri, traders spread out their wares on folding tables and car bonnets: pistols, machine guns, grenades, ammunition. There's even the odd rocket-propelled grenade on offer. Potential buyers lug bags full of bundles of cash; Libya's largest banknote is the ten dinar note.
"Can I try it out?" asks a customer holding the hand of a small child, grabbing hold of an AK-47 and firing it into... (GunPolicy.org)
Lire l'article complet : Qantara (Germany)
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Libye
Amnesty in Libya Collects Thousands of Guns, Military Weapons
2 October 2012
Magharebia (USA)
Libyans on Saturday (September 29th) began handing over thousands of guns, mortars, rockets and even tanks at a weapons collection drive in Benghazi and Tripoli.
In Benghazi, citizens turned out to celebrate the handover of weapons from revolutionaries to the national army at al-Tahrir Square.
They chanted slogans such as "No to armed manifestations in Benghazi!", "No to weapons all over Libya!", "Yes to the police and army!", and "We want security and safety away... (GunPolicy.org)
Lire l'article complet : Magharebia (USA)
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Libye
Libyans Surrender Weapons, Ammo and Tank, in Disarmament Effort
30 September 2012
Magharebia (USA)
Libyans on Saturday (September 29th) gathered at collection points in Tripoli and Benghazi to give up their guns, grenades and rockets, AFP reported.
Following rallies which called for disarmament and the disbanding of militias, a steady stream of men surrendered their weapons to national army troops stationed in Tripoli's Martyrs Square and Benghazi's Freedom Square.
"We are astonished by the positive turn out," Colonel Hussein Abdullah Khalifa said.
Most people... (GunPolicy.org)
Lire l'article complet : Magharebia (USA)
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Niger,Mali,Libye,Algérie
Algeria Authorities Thwart Arms Smuggling Across Libya Border
21 September 2012
Magharebia (USA)
Algerian security forces are struggling to cope with arms smuggling gangs that have stepped up their operations along the southern border, prompting the Algerian army to intensify its presence across some rugged border crossings currently exploited by smugglers.
Forces from the People's National Army in the border area adjacent to Libya recently succeeded in confiscating 32 weapons and 14,000 rounds of ammunition in one operation near Karat Alain, south of Djanet in... (GunPolicy.org)
Lire l'article complet : Magharebia (USA)
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