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Quakers call for urgent prison reform
1 May 2026
Quakers in Criminal Justice (QICJ) have set out a series of urgent demands for prison reform, including action on the racially discriminatory use of a painful chemical spray on prisoners.
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Quakers urge insurers to protect world's most biodiverse seas
27 April 2026
Quakers in Britain has joined a global campaign urging insurers to stop covering fossil fuel projects in the Coral Triangle, one of the most ecologically vital marine regions on Earth.
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Faith leaders urge UK to continue its climate leadership
21 April 2026
Quakers in Britain has joined an interfaith coalition calling on the UK government to step up international efforts to encourage the phasing out of fossil fuels.
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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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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.