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Mapping courage: new Quaker project sheds light on WWII conscientious objectors
5 November 2024
A new Quaker project is uncovering the hidden history of Britons who refused to fight in World War II.
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Quakers align with ICJ on Israel and occupied Palestine
23 October 2024
Invoking their commitment to the truth, Quakers have come into alignment with International Court of Justice rulings on Israel and occupied Palestine.
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors
17 October 2024
Quakers in Britain welcomes the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to friends and partners Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors.
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Quakers join first global week of action for peace and climate justice
25 September 2024
Quakers in Britain are uniting with peace and climate justice movements worldwide to highlight the connections between their causes.
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Quakers join calls for the UK to review its trade agreement with Israel
24 September 2024
Quakers in Britain are calling on the UK to review its trade relations with Israel due to serious breaches of international law and human rights in occupied Palestine.
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Quakers urge full ban on UK arms exports to Israel
3 September 2024
The government's suspension of some arms exports is a welcome recognition of the clear risk that Israel is using UK arms to violate international humanitarian law, but does not go nearly far enough, Quakers in Britain said.