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• Lifesaving aid in Palestine under threat from new Israeli measures, Quakers warn

  7 January 2026

  New Israeli government rules threaten aid across Palestine, leaving civilians facing acute hunger and inadequate shelter, 53 international organisations, including Quakers in Britain, have warned.

• “Your prayers are very important”: Quakers appeal for peace as war empties the city of Uvira

  18 December 2025

  Quakers in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are asking for prayers and peace as war has driven many from their homes.
  

• Quakers express shock, condemnation and deep grief at antisemitic violence in Sydney

  17 December 2025

  Quakers in Britain hold all those affected by the horrifying antisemitic attack in Sydney in the Light.

• Quakers join national call for UK leaders to defend human rights

  10 December 2025

  Quakers in Britain has joined over 180 organisations in urging the government to strengthen human rights protections as the UK marks Human Rights Day.

• Quakers back faith leaders’ response to new Child Poverty Strategy

  10 December 2025

  Quakers in Britain have joined UK faith leaders in welcoming the government's new Child Poverty Strategy, while warning that further action will be needed to deliver lasting change.

• Quaker’s stand for “No New Oil” continues despite harsh JSO sentence

  9 December 2025

  A Quaker who recently completed a 700-mile climate pilgrimage has said that continued commitment to “No New Oil" is all that matters in the face of a 26-month sentence.

• Quaker climate activist appeals conviction after judge threatens the jury

  2 December 2025

  A Quaker is appealing her climate conviction after a judge threatened the jury with contempt of court if they found defendants not guilty according to their conscience.

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