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Dr Iain Overton

Dr Iain Overton

@iainoverton

⚔ Investigative journalist and reporting on war - Action on Armed Violence 📗 History of suicide bomber: The Price of Paradise 📘 Global gun harm: Gun Baby Gun ☞ PhD for war-reporting ☞ Write for Byline Times / Declassified / The Guardian

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Pope Leo XIV's warning on AI - that unchecked development risks normalising war, concentrating power, weakening accountability and lowering the threshold for violence - is welcomed by @aoav.bsky.social aoav.org.uk/2026/pope-le...

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The UN has warned that civilian protection in war is failing. Its latest report, citing AOAV data, says explosive weapons in cities remain a leading cause of harm, with over 37,000 civilian deaths recorded across 20 conflicts in 2025. Stop bombing cities. aoav.org.uk/2026/un-warn...

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Britain and America’s militaries are quietly abandoning civilian harm accountability. This is not good. aoav.org.uk/2026/britain...

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Nigel Farage described it as dishonourable for an MP to defect without triggering a by-election.

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