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Quakers urge review of protest convictions amid growing threat to civil liberties
9 July 2025
Quakers in Britain has written to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper urging her to review the convictions of peaceful protesters arrested under unlawful regulations.
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Quakers support renewed call for Global Learning in schools
9 July 2025
Quakers in Britain joined MPs, educators, civil society groups and school students at the launch of the Case for Global Learning report at the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday 8 July.
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Quakers concerned over impact of new UK trans guidance on inclusion and rights
2 July 2025
Guidance around trans issues from the UK's human rights commission must uphold the rights and dignity of all, including trans and non-binary people, Quakers in Britain have said.
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Quakers join UK coalition demanding end to British complicity in Gaza killings
2 July 2025
Quakers in Britain has joined the Red Line for Gaza campaign, highlighting the many red lines breached by the Israeli government in Gaza and enabled by the UK government.
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Quakers urge government to tax polluters before global climate talks
27 June 2025
Quakers in Britain has joined faith and civil society leaders in urging the UK government to tax fossil fuel companies and the very wealthy to fund climate action ahead of COP30.
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Quakers speak out against proposed terrorist proscription of Palestine Action
24 June 2025
Quakers in Britain has voiced deep concerns about the government's plan to designate Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000.