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MPs pass new protest restrictions despite faith leaders’ plea
15 April 2026
MPs voted on 14 April to approve new protest restrictions in the Crime and Policing Bill.
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Ukrainian Quaker calls for human rights reforms after detention
8 April 2026
A Ukrainian Quaker who was beaten, dragged by his feet and pepper-sprayed multiple times during two days of unlawful detention has called on authorities to introduce sweeping protections for conscientious objectors.
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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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Quaker pacifist seized off Kyiv street
20 March 2026
Update: 23 March 2026. Quaker and conscientious objector Yurii Sheliazhenko has been released from military custody in Ukraine after being forcibly detained last Thursday. Yurii was beaten, pepper-sprayed, dragged by his feet and hair and humiliated during his detention.