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Quakers warn Parliament over protest crackdown
21 April 2026
Quakers have warned a parliamentary committee that sweeping restrictions on protest are putting British democracy at risk and preventing people from acting on their faith.
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Statement from Quakers in Britain on Israel’s death penalty law
1 April 2026
Quakers in Britain are profoundly troubled by the Israeli Knesset's passage of a law making the death penalty the default sentence for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks, which puts the lives of thousands of Palestinian prisoners at imminent risk.
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Refugee family plans "will deepen suffering"
31 March 2026
Faith leaders from across the UK, including Quakers, have written to the Home Secretary warning against permanently restricting refugee family reunion.
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End trade with illegal Israeli settlements
25 March 2026
Quakers in Britain is backing a new campaign calling on the UK and Ireland to end all trade with illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine.
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Quakers take protest rights fight to Parliament and the UN
19 March 2026
Quakers joined hundreds of campaigners this week in a two-day stand for the right to protest, bringing their witness to New Scotland Yard, the Houses of Parliament, and the United Nations.
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Palestine Action proscription unlawful
13 February 2026
Quakers in Britain welcomes the High Court's recognition that the proscription of Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act was unlawful. We call for the immediate lifting of the proscription order which remains in place.